Olt River

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Olt
Olt river map
Origin	Romania, Hăşmaşu Mare Mountains
Mouth	Danube, at Turnu Măgurele
Basin countries	Romania
Length	615 km
Source elevation	1428 m
Avg. discharge	174m³/s.
Basin area	24.050 km²

The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; German: Alt; Latin: Aluta or Alutus) 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. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river.

The cities Miercurea Ciuc, Sfântu Gheorghe, Făgăraş, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina lie on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele.

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