Slatina, Romania

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Slatina
Coat of arms of Slatina
Coat of arms
Location of Slatina, Romania
Location of Slatina, Romania
Coordinates: 44°26′13″N 24°22′12″E / 44.43694, 24.37
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Olt County
Status County capital
Government
 - Mayor Darius Bogdan Valcov (Democratic Party)
Population (2002)
 - Total 79,171
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website: 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 first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from the Transylvanian city of Braşov would not customs when passing through Slatina. The word Slatina is of Slavic origin, stemming from Slam-tina, "salted land" or "salty water"; a small minority promotes the theory that the term originates in the Latin "Salatina".

[edit] Economy

ALRO Slatina, one of the biggest aluminum producing factories in Southeastern Europe, is located in the city. Other companies based in Slatina include ALPROM (which, like ALRO, is a subsidiary of MARCOGROUP), Altur (engine set manufacturer), Pirelli 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 Albanian Athlete").[1]

[edit] Sport

There is an association football club in Slatina, Alro Slatina, that plays in Liga III (the third league of Romania).

The city is also home to KZN Slatina, a women's team handball club which plays in the second handball league of Romania.

[edit] Notable natives

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[edit] References

  1. ^ (Romanian) "Atletul albanez al halviţei cu bragă" ("The Albanian Athlete of Nougat and Boza"), in Gândul, April 12, 2006

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