Rast, Dolj

Rast is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Rast.

Rast
Location in Dolj County
Rast
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°53′N 23°17′E
Country Romania
CountyDolj
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,343
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.DJ

The locality was severely affected by flooding in the April 2006 Danube floods, with more than 4,000 evacuated residents and hundreds of households destroyed.[2]

Notes

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. Relief in sight for the Balkans, Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2006.
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