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 60 km from the county seat, Craiova, and 16 km 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 (from Mehedinți County) to the west and northwest.

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