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Slatina, Romania

Field	Value
type	municipality
county	Olt
official_name	Slatina
image_shield	Coa_Slatina_RO.gif
image_skyline	{{multiple image
border	infobox
total_width	300
image_style	infobox
perrow	1/2/1
caption_align	center
image1	RO OT Slatina center from Gradiste hill 1.jpg
caption1	City center viewed from Grădiște Hill
image2	RO_OT_Slatina_marriage_house.jpg
caption2	House of Weddings on Grădiște Hill
image3	RO_OT_Slatina_bridge_over_Olt.jpg
caption3	Lotru Bridge over the Olt River
image4	Centrul_vechi_slatina.jpg
caption4	Old town
image_map	Slatina jud Olt.png
map_caption	Location in Olt County
leader_name	Mario De Mezzo
leader_term	2024–2028
leader_party	PNL
coordinates
elevation	155
area_total	53.93
population_total	auto
postal_code	230002–230128
area_code	(+40) 02 49
website

Slatina (, ) is the capital city of Olt County, Romania, on the river Olt. It is located in the south of Romania, on the eastern side of the river Olt, in the historical region of Muntenia. The population was 63,487 in 2021; the urban area has around 85,000 inhabitants. It is an important industrial center.

The city administers one village, Cireașov.

History

|1912 |9825 |1930 |11243 |1948 |13136 |1956 |13381 |1966 |19250 |1977 |44892 |1992 |85168 |2002 |79171 |2011 |70293 |2021 |63487 The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from the Transylvanian city of Brașov would not pay customs when passing through Slatina. The word Slatina is of Slavic origin, and means "marsh, swamp, watery plain".

Economy

Alro Slatina, the largest aluminum producing factories in Southeastern Europe, is located in the city. Other companies based in Slatina include ALPROM (which, like ALRO, is a subsidiary of VIMETCOGROUP), Altur (engine set manufacturer), Pirelli Tires Romania (tire-manufacturer), Steel Cord Romania (steel cord for tires), Artrom Steel Tubes (seamless steel tubes), Prysmian (electronic and electric wires and cables) and Benteler.

One of the oldest private businesses in Romania is the Slatina-based pastry shop Atletul Albanez ("The Albanian Athlete").

Sport

There is an association football club in Slatina, CSM Slatina, that plays in Liga II (the second league of Romania).

The women's handball section of CSM Slatina also represent the city in the top handball league of Romania.

Natives

Petre S. Aurelian - politician
Aurelia Brădeanu - handball player
Gheorghe Craioveanu - football player
Ionel Dănciulescu - football player
Ionuț Luțu - fotball player
Felicia Filip - operatic soprano
Iulian Filipescu - football player
Mădălina Diana Ghenea - actress and model
Eugène Ionesco - playwright
Claudiu Niculescu - football player
Monica Niculescu - tennis player

References

"Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
Carl Voretzsch, Romanistische Arbeiten, Volume 54, Issue 2, M. Niemeyer, 1960, p. 504.
{{in lang. ro [https://archive.today/20070715104127/http://www.gandul.info/articol_8352/atletul_albanez_al_halvitei_cu_braga.html "Atletul albanez al halviței cu bragă" ("The Albanian Athlete of Nougat and Boza")], in ''[[Gândul]]'', April 12, 2006

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