Oltenița

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Oltenița is a town in southern Romania on the banks of the Danube River, historically noted as the site of the Battle of Oltenitza during the Crimean War.

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Oltenița canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
areaCode +40 242
battleOccurredAt Battle of Oltenitza
borderFeature Danube River frontier with Bulgaria
climate humid continental climate
conflictContext Crimean War
coordinateLocation 44.0833°N 26.6333°E
country Romania
crossesBorderWith Bulgaria (via Danube)
dateOfEvent Battle of Oltenitza, November 1853
linked to: Battle of Oltenitza
distanceTo approximately 60 km southeast of Bucharest
economicActivity agriculture
light industry
river transport
elevationAboveSeaLevel 17 metres
hasMunicipalStatus town
hasMuseum local history museum
hasNearbyConfluence confluence of Argeș and Danube
hasRailConnectionTo Bucharest
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
historicallyNotedFor Battle of Oltenitza
historicalRegion Lesser Wallachia (Oltenia and Muntenia area influence)
isCountySeatOf Oltenița district (Călărași County)
languageUsed Romanian
locatedIn Călărași County
Muntenia
southern Romania
locatedOnRiver Argeș River
Danube
locatedOpposite Bulgaria
Tutrakan
majorReligion Eastern Orthodoxy
partOf Wallachia
population approximately 20,000 inhabitants
postalCode 915400
regionCode RO-CL
roadConnection DN31 (road to Călărași)
DN4 (road to Bucharest)
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST
transport Danube river port

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Battle of Oltenitza location Oltenița
Ion Iliescu placeOfBirth Oltenița
Argeș River passesThrough Oltenița
Călărași County hasMajorTown Oltenița