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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.

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
Settlement.timezone1
EET
Settlement.utc_offset1
+2
Settlement.timezone1_DST
EEST
Settlement.utc_offset1_DST
+3

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Wikidata facts

Country
Romania
Area
24095
Image
Valea Oltului-Judetul Valcea.JPG
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located in/on physical feature
Wallachia
Commons category
Oltenia
topic's main category
Category:Oltenia
native label
Oltenia
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ancient times
  • Middle Ages
  • Modern times
  • Symbols
  • Geography
  • Towns
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

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.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oltenia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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