Slatina, Romania
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| County | Olt County | ||
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| Status | County capital | ||
| Mayor | Darius Bogdan Valcov, Democratic Party, since 2004 | ||
| Population (2002) | 79,171 | ||
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| Web site | http://www.primariaslatina.ro/ | ||
Slatina is the capital city of Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt.
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[edit] History
The town of Slatina was mentioned for the first time in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu on January 20th, 1386. The document stated that merchants from Braşov should not pay a fee at the Slatina customs point. The name's origin is Slavic "Slam-tina", which means "salted land" or "salty water", although a small minority promotes the theory that the term originates in the Latin "Salatina".
[edit] Industry
In this city is located one of the biggest factories producing aluminum in southeastern Europe ("ALRO"). There is also ALPROM (subsidiary company of MARCOGROUP, as ALRO), Altur (engine set-manufacturer), Pirelli Tyres Romania (tire-manufacturer), Cord Romania(steel cord for tire),Benteler
[edit] Sport
The local football team Alro Slatina plays in Liga 3, the third league of Romania. There is also the women's handball team ("LPS Slatina"), which plays in the second handball league of Romania.
[edit] Notable natives
- Eugen Ionescu - playwright
- Ion Minulescu- poet, writer and journalist
- Nicolae Titulescu - diplomat, Foreign Affairs minister and President of League of Nations
- Spiru Vergulescu - painter
[edit] Trivia
One of the oldest private businesses in Romania is the "La atletul albanez" pastry shop [1].
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Romanian) Slatina online community
- (Romanian) Slatina.org
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