town, capital, Olt județ (county), southern Romania. It lies along the Olt River, where there once was a fort. The local museum has prehistoric (Lower Paleolithic) chipped-stone tools that were found in a valley south of the town. Roman artifacts, money, and arms and ancient books and costumes are also found in the museum. The dramatist Eugène Ionesco was born in Slatina in 1909. A thermoelectric power station and an aluminum works operate near the town. Highways and a railway connection extend through Slatina. Pop. (2007 est.) 78,570.