Balș
- Balș is also a commune in Iași County, see: Balș, Iași.
For the Albanian city, see Ballsh.
- "Bals" redirects here. For the Japanese retails company see BALS.
| Balș | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Balș Location of Balș | |
| Coordinates: 44°21′0″N 24°5′58″E / 44.35000°N 24.09944°ECoordinates: 44°21′0″N 24°5′58″E / 44.35000°N 24.09944°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Olt County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vitalie Staicu (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.13 km2 (15.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,164 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.bals.ro/ |
Balș (Romanian pronunciation: [balʃ]) is a town in Olt County, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna and Teiș.
Etymology
There are three hypotheses about the town's name:
- The locality was named after the Balșița brook.
- The name comes from the Turkish word "Baliş" (honey) as there is a large apiculture area there.
- A boyar named Balș settled here in the 5th or 6th century.
Population
- 1864 - 1,700 inhabitants.
- 1884 - 2,500 inhabitants.
- 1921 - 5,000 inhabitants.
- 1938 - 5,300 inhabitants.
- 1948 - 6,128 inhabitants.
- 1973 - 11,578 inhabitants.
- 1992 - 24,560 inhabitants.
- 2002 - 21,195 inhabitants.
The composition from the last census, sorted by nationality:
- * 20,552 Romanians
- * 619 Romani
- * 27 others
The composition from the last census, sorted by religion:
- * 21,043 Eastern Orthodox
- * 47 Seventh-Day Adventists
- * 36 Baptists
- * 19 Pentecostalists
- * 8 Roman-Catholics
- * 5 Atheists
- * 32 other religion
History
- 1450 - The estimated date when Balș was established.
- 1564 - First mention of Balș in a document
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