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Town in Olt County, Romania













































Balș
Town


Balș is located in Romania

Balș

Balș



Location of Balș

Coordinates: 44°21′0″N 24°5′58″E / 44.35000°N 24.09944°E / 44.35000; 24.09944Coordinates: 44°21′0″N 24°5′58″E / 44.35000°N 24.09944°E / 44.35000; 24.09944
Country
 Romania
County Olt County
Status Town
Government

 • Mayor
 Mădălin Teodosescu[1] (National Liberal Party)
Area

 • Total 41.13 km2 (15.88 sq mi)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 18,164
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Website http://www.bals.ro/

Balș (Romanian pronunciation: [balʃ] (About this soundlisten)) is a town in Olt County, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna and Teiș.




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Population


  • 3 History


  • 4 References





Etymology[edit]


There are three hypotheses about the town's name:



  1. The locality was named after the Balșița brook.

  2. The name comes from the Turkish word "Baliş" (honey) as there is a large apiculture area there.

  3. A boyar named Balș settled here in the 5th or 6th century.



Population[edit]



  • 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[edit]



  • 1450 - The estimated date when Balș was established.

  • 1564 - First mention of Balș in a document



References[edit]





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