Caracal (population: 34,603) is a city in the Olt county, Romania, situated in the plains between the lower reaches of the Jiu and Olt.
In the city there are the ruins of a tower, built in 217 by the Roman emperor Caracalla, after whom the place is named.
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Dr?g??ani is a town in the Vālcea county, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Rāmnicu Vālcea.
The town is of little commercial importance, but the vineyards on the neighboring hills produce some of the best Wallachian wines.
History
Dr?g??ani stands on the site of the Daco-Roman "Rusidava". In 1821 the Turks routed the troops of Alexander Ypsilanti near the town.
Population
1900: 4,398.
2000:22,499
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Bumbe?ti-Jiu is a town in Gorj county, Muntenia, Romania. As of 2004 a recent census gives a population of 10.596.
B?ile?ti is a town in the Dolj county, Oltenia, Romania, with a population of 20,081. The Romanian actor and comedian Amza Pellea was born here.
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