Balș
Balș is a town in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna and Teiș.Etymology
There are three hypotheses about the town's name:
- The locality was named after the Balșița brook.
- The name comes from the Turkish word "Baliş" as there is a large apiculture area there.
- A boyar named Balș settled here in the 5th or 6th century.
Population
- 1864 - 1,700 inhabitants.
- 1884 - 2,500 inhabitants.
- 1921 - 5,000 inhabitants.
- 1938 - 5,300 inhabitants.
- 1948 - 6,128 inhabitants.
- 1973 - 11,578 inhabitants.
- 1992 - 24,560 inhabitants.
- 2002 - 21,195 inhabitants.
The composition from the last census, sorted by nationality:
The composition from the last census, sorted by religion:History
- 1450 - The estimated date when Balș was established.
- 1564 - First mention of Balș in a document
