Brâncoveni

Template:Infobox Romanian subdivision Brâncoveni is a commune in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Brâncoveni, Mărgheni, Ociogi, and Văleni. It covers an area of Template:Cvt.

Geography

The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of Template:Cvt. It lies on the right bank of the Olt River; the Oltișor flows through Ociogi village.

Brâncoveni is located in the central part of Olt County, Template:Cvt south of the county seat, Slatina. It is crossed by the national road Template:Ill, which runs from Caracal, Template:Cvt to the south, to Râmnicu Vâlcea, Template:Cvt to the north.

Natives

• Matei Basarab (1588–1654), Prince of Wallachia between 1632 and 1654
• Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654–1714), Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714

References

File:Friedrich Schwantz von Springfels - Brâncoveni court in 1723.png

Friedrich Schwantz von Springfels (1723): Sketch of Prince Brâncoveanu's palace in Brâncoveni, done during the period when Oltenia had come to be ruled by the Habsburgs