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11-456: The Cibin is an important tributary of the river Olt , flowing into it near Tălmaciu , in the immediate vicinity of the Podu Olt railway station. Its length is 82 km (51 mi) and its basin size is 2,194 km (847 sq mi). The river forms the depression ( Sibiu Depression ) in which lies the city of Sibiu , through which it flows. Close to the mountains, the river flows through

22-578: A river in Sibiu County is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Olt (river) The Olt ( Romanian and Hungarian ; German : Alt ; Latin : Aluta or Alutus , Turkish : Oltu , Ancient Greek : Ἄλυτος Alytos ) is a river in Romania . It is 615 km (382 mi) long, and its basin area is 24,050 km (9,290 sq mi). It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at

33-454: Is composed of a single village, Tomești. The village is located 22 km north of Miercurea-Ciuc along the Olt River . Its name was first mentioned in 1333 when, a sacerdos de Sancto Toma , a priest from St Thomas was mentioned. In 1441, it is recorded by its Hungarian names as Zenth Thamas , in 1549 as Szent Tamás. Until 1919, its Romanian name was Sântămas . The village was part of

44-518: The Mărginimea Sibiului area, known for its strong Romanian traditions. Two of the biggest communes of Sibiu County – Gura Râului and Orlat – are situated on the river banks. The economical importance or the river comes from the dam close to Gura Râului , which, besides generating electrical power, represents the biggest source of drinking water for the city of Sibiu . Also a few construction aggregate quarries stations are situated on

55-688: The Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. It belonged to Csíkszék district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when fell within the Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary . After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania and fell within Ciuc County during the interwar period. In 1940, the second Vienna Award granted Northern Transylvania to Hungary and

66-604: The mouth is 174 m /s (6,100 cu ft/s). It originates in the Hășmaș Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains , near Bălan , rising close to the headwaters of the river Mureș . The Olt flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita , Covasna , Brașov , Sibiu , Vâlcea , and Olt . The river was known as Alutus or Aluta in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after

77-506: The 43 hydropower plants in the Olt basin was 2,980 GWh in 1996. Tome%C8%99ti, Harghita Tomești ( Hungarian : Csíkszenttamás , or colloquially Szenttamás , Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtʃiːksɛntɒmaːʃ] ) is a commune in Harghita County , Romania . It lies in the Székely Land , an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania . It is named after Saint Thomas . The commune

88-625: The river Olt (from source to mouth): For supply of drinking water and water for irrigation and for the production of hydroelectricity , 44 reservoirs have been built in the Olt river basin. There are 24 reservoirs for hydropower on the river Olt itself, and three on its tributary Lotru . There are hydropower plants at (from source to mouth) Voila, Viștea, Arpaș, Scoreiu, Avrig, Gura Lotrului, Turnu, Călimănești, Dăești, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Râureni, Govora, Băbeni, Ionești, Zăvideni, Drăgășani, Strejești, Arcești, Slatina, Ipotești, Drăgănești, Frunzaru, Rusănești and Izbiceni. The total energy production of

99-1722: The river. Sfântu Gheorghe , Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina are the main cities on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele . The main cities along the river Olt are Miercurea Ciuc , Sfântu Gheorghe , Făgăraș , Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina . The Olt passes through the following communes, from source to mouth: Bălan , Sândominic , Tomești , Cârța , Dănești , Mădăraș , Racu , Siculeni , Ciceu , Miercurea Ciuc , Sâncrăieni , Sântimbru , Sânsimion , Tușnad , Băile Tușnad , Bixad , Micfalău , Malnaș , Bodoc , Ghidfalău , Sfântu Gheorghe , Ilieni , Prejmer , Hărman , Vâlcele , Bod , Feldioara , Hăghig , Măieruș , Belin , Apața , Aita Mare , Ormeniș , Baraolt , Augustin , Racoș , Hoghiz , Ungra , Comăna , Părău , Șercaia , Mândra , Făgăraș , Beclean , Voila , Viștea , Ucea , Arpașu de Jos , Cârța , Porumbacu de Jos , Avrig , Racovița , Tălmaciu , Turnu Roșu , Boița , Câineni , Racovița , Brezoi , Călimănești , Dăești , Bujoreni , Râmnicu Vâlcea , Budești , Mihăești , Galicea , Băbeni , Ionești , Olanu , Drăgoești , Orlești , Dobroteasa , Prundeni , Vulturești , Verguleasa , Drăgășani , Voicești , Teslui , Grădinari , Strejești , Curtișoara , Pleșoiu , Găneasa, Olt , Slatina , Slătioara , Milcov , Piatra-Olt , Brâncoveni , Ipotești , Osica de Sus , Coteana , Fălcoiu , Mărunței , Drăgănești-Olt , Fărcașele , Stoenești , Dăneasa , Gostavățu , Sprâncenata , Băbiciu , Scărișoara , Rusănești , Cilieni , Tia Mare , Izbiceni , Lunca , Giuvărăști and Islaz . The following rivers are tributaries of

110-493: The river. The following rivers are tributaries to the river Cibin (from source to mouth): Left: Râul Mic , Breaza, Săliște (near Orlat ), Rusciori , Fărmăndola, Hârtibaciu (near Veștem ) Right: Niculești, Măciuca, Crăciuneasa, Izvorul de la Degnaza, Păltiniș, Valea Cărbunarului, Valea Mare, Mărăjdia Veche, Valea Lupului, Valea Aurie, Valea Săpunului, Sebeș , Cisnădie , Valea Tocilelor , Valea Sărății, Sadu (near Tălmaciu ), Lungșoara This article related to

121-667: The village was held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region , between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County. The commune has an absolute Hungarian ( Székely ) majority. According to

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