Oltenia

Oltenia
Historical region
Olt Defile, Vâlcea County
Coat of arms
Nickname:  "Lesser Wallachia"
Oltenia within the Regions of Romania
Coordinates: 44°30′N 23°30′E / 44.500°N 23.500°E / 44.500; 23.500
Country	Romania
Largest city	Craiova
Area
• Total	24,095 km2 (9,303 sq mi)
Demonym	Oltenian
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Oltenia (Romanian pronunciation: [olˈteni.a], also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names Wallachia Minor, Wallachia Alutana, Wallachia Caesarea between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river.