Plenița
Plenița is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 4,156 people as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, Castrele Traiane and Plenița.
The locality was a town until 1950. It is located in the western part of the county, at a distance of from the county seat, Craiova, and from the Danube, on the border with Mehedinți County. Its neighbors are the following communes: Verbița to the north; Orodel and Caraula to the east; Unirea to the south; and Dârvari and Oprișor to the west and northwest.
Notable figures
- Dragoș Albu, footballer
- Vintilă Ciocâlteu, physician, biochemist, researcher, professor, and author
- Nicolae Ciucă, politician and retired general