Balș is a town in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna and Teiș. Etymology There are three hypotheses about the town’s name: The locality was named after the Balșița brook. The name comes from the Turkish word “Baliş” (honey) as there is a large apiculture area there. A boyar named Balș settled here in the 5th or […]