Slatina (ˈslatina) is the capital city of Olt

Olt County

Olt is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia . The capital city is Slatina.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 489,274 and the population density was 89/km²....

 county, Romania

Romania

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, on the river Olt

Olt River

The Olt River is a river in Romania. It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its source is in the Hăşmaş Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the village Bălan. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Braşov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt...

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The city administers one village, Cireaşov.

History

The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu

Vladislav I of Wallachia

Vladislav I of the Basarab dynasty, also known as Vlaicu-Vodă, was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia . He was a vassal of the Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Alexander. In 1369 Vladislav I subdued Vidin and recognised Louis I of Hungary as his overlord in return for Severin, Amlaş, and Făgăraş...

, Prince of Wallachia

Wallachia

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. The document stated that merchants from the Transylvania

Transylvania

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n city of Braşov

Brasov

Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....

 would not pay customs

Customs

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 when passing through Slatina. The word Slatina is of Slavic

Slavic languages

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 origin, stemming from Slam-tina, "salted land" or "salty water".

Economy

Alro Slatina

Alro Slatina

Alro SA , established in 1963, is one of the biggest aluminium companies in Romania and in Europe. It started operation in 1965. 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...

, 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

Subsidiary

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 of VIMETCOGROUP), Altur (engine set manufacturer), Pirelli

Pirelli

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 Tires Romania (tire-manufacturer), Cord Romania (steel cord for tires), and Benteler.

One of the oldest private businesses in Romania is the Slatina-based pastry shop La atletul albanez ("The Albania

Albania

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n Athlete").

Sport

There is an association football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club in Slatina, Alro Slatina, that plays in Liga II

Liga II

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 (the second league of Romania).

The city is also home to KZN Slatina, a women's team handball

Team handball

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 club which plays in the second handball league of Romania.

Notable natives

• Eugen Ionescu - playwright
• Ion Minulescu
  Ion Minulescu
  Ion Minulescu was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and playwright. Often publishing his works under the pseudonyms I. M. Nirvan and Koh-i-Noor , he journeyed to Paris, where he was heavily influenced by the growing Symbolist movement and...
  
  - poet, writer and journalist
• Nicolae Titulescu
  Nicolae Titulescu
  Nicolae Titulescu was a well-known Romanian diplomat, at various times government minister, finance and foreign minister, and for two terms President of the General Assembly of the League of Nations . He was a member of the Freemasonry.-Early years:...
  
   - diplomat, Foreign Affairs minister and President of League of Nations
  League of Nations
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• Spiru Vergulescu - painter
• Monica Niculescu
  Monica Niculescu
  Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,...
  
   - tennis player
• Aurelia Brădeanu
  Aurelia Brădeanu
  Aurelia Stoica-Brădeanu is a Romanian handball player. She currently plays for CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea and for the Romanian national team. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China....
  
   - handball player
• Adriana Ţăcălie
  Adriana Ţăcălie
  Adriana Țăcălie is a Romanian handballer. She plays for the Montenegrin club ŽRK Budućnost, which is currently competing in the EHF Women's Champions League.-External links:*...
  
   - handball player
• Larisa Popa - Miss Universe Romania 2011