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5 unusual facts about Slatina


A Vlaicu I

On September 28, 1910, as a part of the Fall military exercises, Vlaicu flew his airplane from Slatina to Piatra Olt carrying a message, an early instance of an airplane being used for military purposes.

Alro Slatina

Alro's primary aluminium facilities are located in Slatina and currently comprise a smelter and processing facilities, including a cast house, hot and cold rolling mills and an extrusion shop.

Brno-Slatina

It neighbours with Černovická terasa – a zone for industrial development where many companies have facilities (such as Honeywell, Daikin and others).

Slatina Peak

Named after the Bulgarian settlements of Slatina in Montana, Lovech, Plovdiv, Silistra and Sofia regions (the last one now part of the city of Sofia).

Slatina, Croatia

In the village of Višnjica near Slatina is the unique stud-farm of Arabian horses and Felbars.


Adrian Ursu

Born in Slatina, he graduated from the Literature Faculty of the University of Bucharest in 1994, having been expelled from its Journalism Faculty the previous year.

Alro

AS Alro Slatina, professional football club from Slatina, Romania

Dezna

Located in the Dezna River valley about 7 km from Sebiş, it is composed of five villages: Buhani (Bajnokfalva), Dezna, Laz (Déznaláz), Neagra (Kisfeketefalu) and Slatina de Criș (Mikószlatina).

History of Styria

The railway brought tourists to alpine lake resorts and mineral springs at Rohitsch (today's Rogaška Slatina) and Bad Gleichenberg, the brine springs of Bad Aussee, and the thermal springs of Tuffer (today's Laško), Neuhaus am Klausenbach and Tobelbad.

Kamence

Kamence, Rogaška Slatina, a settlement in the Rogaška Slatina Municipality in eastern Slovenia

Slatina Air Base

Before the Yugoslav military withdrawal, Slatina was home of the 83rd Fighter Aviation Regiment and its 123rd and the 124th squadron.

Sveta Katarina

Kamence, Rogaška Slatina, a settlement in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina, known as Sveta Katarina until 1953

Topole

Topole, Rogaška Slatina, a settlement in the Rogaška Slatina Municipality in eastern Slovenia

Tržišče

Tržišče, Rogaška Slatina, a settlement in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina, northeastern Slovenia


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