Băile Olănești
Town in Vâlcea, Romania
Coat of arms
Location in Vâlcea County
(2021-12-01)[2]
245300
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 3,836 | — |
| 1966 | 4,619 | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 4,644 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 4,777 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4,814 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4,064 | −15.6% |
| 2021 | 3,750 | −7.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Băile Olănești is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania. The town administers eight villages: Cheia, Comanca, Gurguiata, Livadia, Mosoroasa, Olănești, Pietrișu, and Tisa. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia.
The town is located in the central-northern part of the county, 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea. It lies on the banks of the Olănești River, in the hilly area south of the Parâng Mountains. Part of the Buila-Vânturarița National Park is situated on the territory of the town.
History
The first documentary attestation of Olănești dates from 1527. The mineral waters of Olănești are mentioned for the first time in a 1760 charter and are called healing waters. In 1873 Olănești mineral waters are sent to the Vienna Exhibition, obtaining the Golden Medal.[1]
Notable people
- Constantin Pîrvulescu (1895–1992), communist politician, one of the founders of the Romanian Communist Party
- Iulian Șerban (1985–2021), paracanoeist
References
External links
- 360 Virtual Tour of Băile Olănești - winter 2010
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Saint Hierarch Nicholas Church in Olănești -
Saint John the Baptist Church in Olănești
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Băile Olănești.
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Vâlcea County, Romania
- Râmnicu Vâlcea (county seat)
- Drăgășani
- Băbeni
- Băile Govora
- Băile Olănești
- Bălcești
- Berbești
- Brezoi
- Călimănești
- Horezu
- Ocnele Mari
- Alunu
- Amărăști
- Bărbătești
- Berislăvești
- Boișoara
- Budești
- Bujoreni
- Bunești
- Câineni
- Cernișoara
- Copăceni
- Costești
- Crețeni
- Dăești
- Dănicei
- Diculești
- Drăgoești
- Fârtățești
- Făurești
- Frâncești
- Galicea
- Ghioroiu
- Glăvile
- Golești
- Grădiștea
- Gușoeni
- Ionești
- Lăcusteni
- Lădești
- Laloșu
- Lăpușata
- Livezi
- Lungești
- Măciuca
- Mădulari
- Malaia
- Măldărești
- Mateești
- Mihăești
- Milcoiu
- Mitrofani
- Muereasca
- Nicolae Bălcescu
- Olanu
- Orlești
- Oteșani
- Păușești
- Păușești-Măglași
- Perișani
- Pesceana
- Pietrari
- Popești
- Prundeni
- Racovița
- Roești
- Roșiile
- Runcu
- Sălătrucel
- Scundu
- Sinești
- Șirineasa
- Slătioara
- Stănești
- Ștefănești
- Stoenești
- Stoilești
- Stroești
- Șușani
- Sutești
- Tetoiu
- Titești
- Tomșani
- Vaideeni
- Valea Mare
- Vlădești
- Voicești
- Voineasa
- Zătreni
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