The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; in German: Alt; in Latin: Aluta) is a river in Romania. Its source is in the Hăşmaşu Mare Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Braşov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as Alutus or Aluta in Roman antiquity. Satellite image of the Carpathians The Carpathian Mountains (Czech, Polish, and Slovak: Karpaty; Serbian: Karpati; Hungarian: Kárpátok; Romanian: CarpaÅ£i; Ukrainian: Карпати, Karpaty) are the eastern wing of the great Central Mountain System of Europe, curving 1500 km (~900 miles) along the borders of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland... Harghita (Hungarian: Hargita) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, Eastern Transylvania, with the capital city at Miercurea-Ciuc. ... Administrative map of Romania with Covasna county highlighted Covasna (Hungarian: Kovászna) is a county (Judeţ) in Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe/Sepsiszentgörgy (population: 67,108), known in Hungarian as Sepsiszentgyörgy. ... BraÅŸov (Hungarian: Brassó) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in Transylvania region, with the capital city at BraÅŸov (population: 315,843). ... Sibiu (Hungarian: Szeben) is a county (JudeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in Transylvania region, with the capital city Sibiu (population: 170,038). ... Administrative map of Romania with Vâlcea county highlighted Vâlcea is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Râmnicu Vâlcea (population: 119,581). ... For Olt river see Olt river Olt is a county (judeÅ£) in the South of Romania, in the South of Wallachia region, in Oltenia region, with the capital city at Slatina (population: 87,608). ...

The cities Miercurea Ciuc, Sfântu Gheorghe, Făgăraş, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina lie on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the river Danube near Turnu Măgurele. Jump to: navigation, search Miercurea-Ciuc (Hungarian: Csíkszereda, German: Szeklerburg) is the county seat of Harghita county, Romania. ... Sfântu Gheorghe (Hungarian: Sepsiszentgyörgy, German: Sankt Georgen) is a city in central Romania in Transylvania on the Olt River. ... FăgăraÅŸ (Hungarian: Fogaras, German: Fogarasch) is a city in central Romania, county BraÅŸov. ... Râmnicu Vâlcea (population: 107,656) is a city in Vâlcea county, Romania. ... Slatina (population: 79,171) is a town in the Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Donava in Slovene; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian and Serbian; Dunav or Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Turnu Măgurele, is a city in Teleorman county, Romania. ...

See also

• Oltenia