Sprâncenata is a commune 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 ...

Muntenia Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the rarely used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in Ro ...

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Position

Sprâncenata is situated in the

Wallachian Plain The Romanian Plain () is located in southern Romania and the easternmost tip of Serbia, where it is known as the Wallachian Plain (). It is part of the larger Eurasian Steppe. It is located in the historical region of Wallachia, and bordered by ...

, on the left bank of the

Olt River The Olt ( Romanian and Hungarian; ; or ', , ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . It originates in the Hă ...

. It is composed of four villages: Sprâncenata and Bârseștii de Sus, which are located along the

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DJ 546 ( Slatina –

Turnu Măgurele Turnu Măgurele () is a municipiu, city in Teleorman County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. Developed nearby the site once occupied by the medieval port of Turnu fortress, Turnu, it is situated north-east of the confluence between ...

), between km 47 and 54, and Frunzaru and Uria, which are located in the Olt meadow, directly on the bank of the river. The commune is located in the south-east of the county, at south of Slatina (the county seat) and north of Turnu Măgurele. The neighbouring communes are: to the east, Radomirești; to the south, Crângeni and Plopii-Slăvitești (both in

Teleorman County Teleorman County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''wild/crazy for ...

); to the west, Scărișoara, Băbiciu, and Gostavățu; to the north, Dăneasa and Radomirești.

Topography

The Sprâncenata commune, bordered on the east by the Călmățui River and west by the

, is situated approximately from the

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, which marks the geographic limit between the to the north and the Wallachian Plain to the south. The eastern side of this grassland is crossed by two valleys almost parallel with the Călmățui, named ''Vâlceaua Mare'' and ''Vâlceaua Mică''.

Climate

Sprâncenata has a temperate

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...

of transition and in respect to the existing topography, it is a flatland climate, with small influences due to local factors. The average yearly temperature is .

Rivers

The main river in this zone is the Olt, which lies west of the commune. The average discharge of the Olt River in this area is , as measured at the Frunzaru village, where there is a hydroelectric power plant. Another river is the Călmățui to the east of the commune. It is a typical grassland river, with a winding valley and an intermittent flow. The third river in the area is the Sâi, which is a small river whose source is near Comani; it flows directly into the

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Soil

In this zone, there are several types of soil, such as: dark or red brown

chernozem Chernozem ( ),; also called black soil, regur soil or black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compounds. Chernozem is very fertile soil and can ...

, washed or levigated chernozem (characteristic to steppe and silvo-steppe zones), regosols, and alluvial soils.

Wildlife

The flora and fauna of the commune is typical of the local steppe, forest and meadow zones. The forest occupies a relatively small surface and is composed of oak, ash, hornbeam, and maple trees. On the banks of the Olt River there are meadow forests and water meadows. The variety of the topography and of the vegetation gives rise to a dense population of animals and birds, such as wild boars, deer, foxes, rabbits, hamsters, mice, ground squirrels, polecats, badgers, as well as nightingales, skylarks, sparrows, goldfinches, turtledoves, woodpeckers, magpies, pheasants, etc.

References

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