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Oltenia, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternate Latin names Wallachia Minor, Wallachia Alutana, Wallachia Caesarea between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river (although counties in the east extend beyond the river in Muntenia in some areas).
The traditional heraldic symbol of Oltenia, also understood as representing Banat, is nowadays present in the Coat of Arms of Romania (lower dexter): on gules field, an or lion rampant, facing dexter, holding a sword, and standing over an or bridge (Apolodor of Damascus Bridge at Drobeta Turnu Severin) and stylised waves.



Oltenia entirely includes the counties:

• Gorj
• Dolj
• Mehedinţi 
• Valcea
• Olt 
• Teleorman (only the village Islaz)

Nowadays, Oltenia's main city and its seat for a long period of the late Middle Ages is Craiova. The first medieval seat of Oltenia was Turnu Severin , the ancient Drobeta, near the former Roman bridge, built by Apollodorus of Damascus for Emperor Trajan conquest purposes.



Cities:

City	County	Population
Craiova	Dolj	302,601
Râmnicu Vâlcea	Vâlcea	107,656
Drobeta-Turnu Severin	Mehedinţi	104,035
Târgu Jiu	Gorj	96,562
Slatina	Olt	87,335
Caracal	Olt	34,603
Motru	Gorj	25,860
Balş	Olt	23,147
Drăgăşani	Vâlcea	22,499
Băileşti	Dolj	22,231
Corabia	Olt	21,932
Calafat	Dolj	21,227
Filiaşi	Dolj	20,159
Dăbuleni	Dolj	13,888
Drăgăneşti-Olt	Olt	13,181
Rovinari	Gorj	12,603
Strehaia	Mehedinţi	12,564
Bumbeşti-Jiu	Gorj	11,882
Băbeni	Vâlcea	9,475
Târgu Cărbuneşti	Gorj	9,338
Călimăneşti	Vâlcea	8,923
Segarcea	Dolj	8,704
Turceni	Gorj	8,550
Brezoi	Vâlcea	7,589
Tismana	Gorj	7,578
Horezu	Vâlcea	7,446
Vânju Mare	Mehedinţi	7,074
Piatra Olt	Olt	6,583
Novaci	Gorj	6,151
Potcoava	Olt	6,111
Bălceşti	Vâlcea	5,780
Baia de Aramă	Mehedinţi	5,724
Berbeşti	Vâlcea	5,704
Ţicleni	Gorj	5,205
Băile Olăneşti	Vâlcea	4,814
Bechet	Dolj	3,864
Ocnele Mari	Vâlcea	3,591
Băile Govora	Vâlcea	3,147

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