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Olt River

Râul Olt
Olt East Karpatien.jpg
The Avrig reservoir on the Olt
Countries Romania
Counties Harghita, Covasna, Brașov, Sibiu,
Vâlcea, Olt, Teleorman
Tributaries
 - left Râul Negru, Bârsa, Topolog
 - right Cormoș, Cibin, Lotru, Olteț
Cities Sfântu Gheorghe, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Slatina
Source
 - location Hășmaș Mountains, Bălan, Harghita
 - elevation 1,440 m (4,724 ft)
Mouth Danube
 - location near Turnu Măgurele
 - coordinates 43°42′46″N 24°48′1″E / 43.71278°N 24.80028°E / 43.71278; 24.80028Coordinates: 43°42′46″N 24°48′1″E / 43.71278°N 24.80028°E / 43.71278; 24.80028
Length 615 km (382 mi)
Basin 24,050 km2 (9,286 sq mi)
Discharge for *
 - average 190 m3/s (6,710 cu ft/s)
Official River Code
Progression
VIII.1
DanubeBlack Sea

The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; German: Alt; Latin: Aluta or Alutus, Turkish: Oltu, Ancient Greek: Ἄλυτος Alytos) is a river in Romania. It is 615 km (382 mi) long, and its basin area is 24,050 km2 (9,290 sq mi). It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its source is in the Hășmaș Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near Bălan, rising close to the headwaters of the Mureș River. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Brașov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as Alutus or Aluta in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river.

Sfântu Gheorghe, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina are the main cities on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele.


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