Potcoava is a town in

Olt County Olt County () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (the regions are separated by the Olt River, Olt river). The capital city is Slatina, Roma ...

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. The town administers four villages: Potcoava-Fălcoeni, Sinești, Trufinești and Valea Merilor. The town is located in the northeastern part of the county, east of the county seat, Slatina. At the 2021 census, Potcoava had a population of 5,229. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 5,743 people; of those, 87.65% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

and 7.23%

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Natives

* Marian Anghelina (born 1991), footballer * Lina Ciobanu (born 1929), communist politician

References

Populated places in Olt County Localities in Muntenia Towns in Romania {{Olt-geo-stub