Oltenia
Oltenia (), also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions – with the alternative Latin names , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Oltenia
- Settlement.other_name
- Lesser Wallachia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical region of Romania
- Settlement.image_shield
- Banatul Craiovei (Oltenia) - Stemă.png
- Settlement.image_map
- Oltenia.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.seat_type
- Largest city
- Settlement.seat
- Craiova
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 24095
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Oltenian
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- Ancient times
- Middle Ages
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Oltenia (), also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions – with the alternative Latin names , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river.
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