Drăgăneşti-Olt

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Drăgăneşti-Olt
Drăgăneşti-Olt (Romania )
Drăgăneşti-Olt
Drăgăneşti-Olt
Location of Drăgăneşti-Olt
Coordinates: 44°10′11″N 24°31′48″E / 44.16972, 24.53
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Olt County
Status Town
Government
 - Mayor Radu Matei Dan Mateescu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 - Total 78.88 km² (30.5 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 12,195
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Drăgăneşti-Olt is a town in Olt County, southern Romania with a population of 12,195 as of 2002. It lies on the left bank of the Olt River at an altitude of approx. 100 m. The first document mentioning is from 1526 and Drăgăneşti became a town in 1968.