Brâncoveni

Brâncoveni is a commune in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania.

It is composed of four villages: Brâncoveni, Mărgheni, Ociogi, and Văleni.

[2] The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of 126 m (413 ft).

It lies on the right bank of the Olt River; the Oltișor flows through Ociogi village.

[2] It is crossed by the national road DN64 [ro], which runs from Caracal, 25 km (16 mi) to the south, to Râmnicu Vâlcea, 95 km (59 mi) to the north.

Friedrich Schwantz von Springfels (1723): Sketch of Prince Brâncoveanu's palace in Brâncoveni, done during the period when Oltenia had come to be ruled by the Habsburgs