Olt River

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river

The Olt River is one of Romania’s longest and most significant rivers, flowing southward through Transylvania and Wallachia before joining the Danube.

Aliases (3)

Olt ×2
Olt Defile ×1
Olt Valley ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	Romania →
continent	Europe →
country	Romania →
crossesMountainRange	Southern Carpathians →
directionOfFlow	southward →
drainageBasin	Danube Basin →
drainsIntoSeaVia	Black Sea through the Danube →
flowsInto	Danube River →
formsPass	Olt Defile →
hasBridge	railway bridges → road bridges →
hasHydropowerDams	multiple dams along its course →
hasMajorTributary	Cibin River → Lotru River → Olteț River → Râul Negru →
historicalName	Aluta → Alutus →
length	approximately 615 km →
locatedIn	Transylvania → Wallachia →
mouth	Danube River →
mouthLocation	near Turnu Măgurele →
nameInRomanian	Olt →
partOf	Romanian river network →
passesThrough	Brașov County → Covasna County → Făgăraș → Harghita County → Miercurea Ciuc → Olt County → Râmnicu Vâlcea → Sfântu Gheorghe → Sibiu County → Teleorman County → Vâlcea County →
rankByLengthInRomania	one of the longest rivers in Romania →
region	central Romania → southern Romania →
sourceCountry	Romania →
sourceLocation	Eastern Carpathians → Hășmaș Mountains →
tributaryOf	Danube River →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → irrigation → water supply →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Olt River ("Olt Defile") →	formsPass
Danube ("Olt") →	hasTributary
Râmnicu Vâlcea →	locatedOnRiver
Romania →	majorRiver
Olt River ("Olt") →	nameInRomanian
Râmnicu Vâlcea ("Olt Valley") →	riverValley