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15 unusual facts about Olt River


Archdiocese of Râmnic

The first Romanian metropolis, the Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia, was created in 1359, followed in 1370 by the Metropolis of Severin west of the Olt River.

Count of the Székelys

The Székely groups who had inhabited the valleys of the rivers Hortobágy and Sebes had moved eastward, across the river Olt by the 1220s.

Csík County

The county was situated in the Carpathian Mountains, around the sources and upper courses of the rivers Olt and Mureş.

Mircea I of Wallachia

Found in a volatile region of the world, this principality's borders constantly shifted, but during Mircea's rule, Wallachia controlled the largest area in its history: from the river Olt in the north to the Danube in the south, and from the Danube's Iron Gates in the west to the Black Sea in the east.

Racovița, Sibiu

Racoviţa Commune, is situated at the base of Suru Peak (2281m) on the contact between the foothills of the Fagaras Mountains and the low terrace of the floodplain, on the left bank of the Olt River, at an altitude of 385 meters.

Rotbav Archaeological Site

The settlement of Rotbav is situated upon a high terrace formation above the Olt River.

Sâncrăieni

The village is situated on the two banks of the Olt River at the northernmost end of the Lower Ciuc Basin 7 km from Miercurea Ciuc.

On the Háromtetej hill which rises above a narrow valley of the Olt River, the ruines of the ancient castle of the Andrássy family can be seen,

The gushing mineral water created a marshy area next to bridge of the Olt River.

Sândominic

Sândominic is located in the upper reaches of the Olt valley, 29 kilometres north of Miercurea Ciuc.

Sântimbru, Harghita

The Saint Margaret Chapel is situated on the Alsó-Erdőalja field, west of the Olt River.

Sibiu–Făgăraş Express Way

It will follow the Olt River valley, and will have the following route, from west to east: Junction with A1 south of SibiuAvrigCârțișoaraVoila – Junction with A3 east of Făgăraş.

Tomșani, Vâlcea

The Bistriţa River, a tributary of the Olt River, passes through the commune from north to south.

Traian Demetrescu

In addition, he praised Demetrescu the poet for his musical feel, and especially for his rendition of "the acoustic of fluids" (extending to images of the Olt River, fields of grain swept by the wind, and currents of air passing through trees on the Danube shore).

Transport in Romania

Romania has a system of large, navigable rivers, such as the Danube, Olt and Mures that cross the country.