Slatina (Romania)

Slatina
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Great Wallachia
Circle :	Olt
Coordinates :	44 ° 26 '  N , 24 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 25 '47 "  N , 24 ° 21' 51"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	155  m
Area :	53.93  km²
Residents :	70,293 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	1,303 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	230xxx
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 49
License plate :	OT
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	Municipality
Mayor :	Constantin-Stelian-Emil Moț ( PSD )
Postal address :	Mihail Kogălniceanu street, no. 1 loc. Slatina, jud. Olt, RO-230080
Website :	www.primariaslatina.ro

Slatina (red square) - Romania - Neighboring towns: Craiova , Piteşti , Alexandria

Slatina is the capital of the district of Olt in Great Wallachia in Romania . The city on the Olt River had around 78,500 inhabitants in 2007.

history

The name Slatina comes from the Slavic word Slam-tina and means something like salty land , and the term Salatina is also used in Latin . The city was first mentioned in a document in 1368 when a customs post was established there.

Industry

In the city is with the company ALRO 's largest aluminum plant of South-Eastern Europe settled. After leaving the Carpathian Mountains, the Olt River is dammed by several dams. There are two such reservoirs near Slatina, which are used to generate electricity.

Twin cities

• Ispica , Italy (2003)

Personalities

• Ovidiu Burcă (* 1980), football player
• Adriana Crăciun (* 1989), handball player
• Ionel Dănciulescu (born 1976), football player
• Iulian Filipescu (* 1974), football player
• Eugène Ionesco (1909–1994), playwright of the theater of the absurd
• Monica Niculescu (* 1987), tennis player
• Răzvan Raț (* 1981), football player
• Romeo Stancu (* 1978), football player
• Nicolae Titulescu (1882–1941), statesman and President of the League of Nations

See also

• List of cities in Romania

Web links

Commons : Slatina (Romania)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)