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Oltenița
Municipality
City center
City center
Coat of arms of Oltenița
Coat of arms
Location of Oltenița within Călărași County
Location of Oltenița within Călărași County
Oltenița is located in Romania
Oltenița
Oltenița
Location in Romania
Country  Romania
County Călărași
Area
109.55 km2 (42.30 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)
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Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
915400
Area code (+40) 02 42

Oltenița (Romanian pronunciation: [olˈtenitsa]) is a city in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania, on the left bank of the river Argeș, where its waters flow into the Danube.

Geography

The city is located in the southwestern part of the county; it stands across the Danube from the Bulgarian city of Tutrakan.

The national road DN4 connects Oltenița to Bucharest, 64 km (40 mi) to the northwest. Road DN31 [ro] connects it to the county seat, Călărași, 69 km (43 mi) to the east, and road DN41 [ro] connects it to Giurgiu, 76 km (47 mi) to the west.

The Oltenița train station, located near the intersection of those three roads, serves the CFR Line 801, which connects the city to Bucharest (Titan Sud and Obor stations).

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1900 5,801 —    
1912 6,574 +13.3%
1930 10,389 +58.0%
1948 10,284 −1.0%
1956 14,111 +37.2%
1966 18,623 +32.0%
1977 24,414 +31.1%
1992 31,821 +30.3%
2002 31,434 −1.2%
2011 24,822 −21.0%
Source: Census data

History

Excavations on Gumelnița hill near the city revealed a Neolithic settlement dating from the 4th millennium BC.

The first mention of a town bearing the name Oltenița appears in 1515 during the reign of Neagoe Basarab.

In November 1853, at the start of the Crimean War the Ottoman forces attempted to cross the river at this point and inflicted heavy losses on the Russian forces at the Battle of Oltenița.

During the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878, Oltenița was an important crossing point into Bulgaria for Romanian troops called to aid the Russian Army during the siege of the Pleven (Plevna) stronghold.

During World War I at Turtucaia, across the Danube from Oltenița, Battle of Turtucaia ended in a significant defeat for the Romanian Army and subsequently the garrisons of Oltenița and Turtucaia engaged in numerous artillery skirmishes.

Education

There are three high schools in Oltenița: Neagoe Basarab High School, Ion Ghica Technologic High School, and Nicolae Bălcescu Technologic High School.

Sports

Stadionul Municipal is the home ground of the football club CSM Oltenița and holds 2,500 people.

Gallery

  • Muzeul de Arheologie Oltenița str Argeș nr 101 perspectivă de ansamblu

    The Archaeology Museum

  • Policlinică Oltenița str Argeș nr 60-62 perspectivă 01

    Health care facility

  • Biserica „Sf. Nicolae” din Oltenita 02

    St. Nicholas Church

  • Danube, near Oltenita 01 (2477761329)

    The Danube river near Oltenița

Notable residents

  • Peter A. Abeles (1886–1952), Jewish Romanian-American lawyer, politician, and judge
  • Ion Iliescu (born 1930), 2nd President of Romania (1989–96 and 2000–04)
  • Alice Săvulescu (1905–1970), scientist, titular member of the Romanian Academy
  • Ion Petre Stoican (1930–1994), violinist, a lăutar
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