Dolj is a county located in the south-west of the historical Oltenia region of Romania, located in the most fertile and fruitful area of the Romanian Plain, in an area that has, over time, offered climatic conditions and especially the most favorable soil. The county seat is Craiova.

Between the largest counties in Romania, the Dolj - situated in the southwestern part of the country, is part of the Oltenia Development Region, along with four other counties: Gorj, Valcea, Olt and Mehedinti. The county of Dolj is composed of three municipalities (Craiova, Baileşti and Calafat), four towns (Segarcea, Bechet, Filiaşi and Dăbuleni) and 104 communes with almost 700,000 inhabitants. With a special beauty, Doljul is bordered to the south by the Danube, the river waters forming the natural border of the county over a distance of 150 kilometers. From the infrastructure point of view, Dolj owns about 2,500 kilometers of European, national, county and communal roads, two Danube ports - Bechet and Calafat, a railway network measuring 225 kilometers and an Airport built according to all European standards, the only one in southern Romania, which can serve a population of 2.5 million. The Danube Bridge, which unites Romania to Bulgaria through the towns of Calafat and Vidin, is one of the strategic points of Dolj county, which offers a great potential for development in the entire southern area of ​​Oltenia. At the same time, Calafat-Vidin Bridge is part of the Pan-European Corridor VII (Danube). The city of Craiova, the capital of Dolj County and the old rectory, has manifested itself in the national cultural space as a citadel concerned with the preservation and perpetuation of the Romanian moral and spiritual values, being today the residence of some of the most important cultural institutions in Romania. Museums, "Marin Sorescu" National Theater - with famous performers on all the world's scenes, "Elena Teodorini" Lyrical Theater, the Oltenia Philharmonic Orchestra, academia and universities in Craiova, as well as personalities such as Nicolae Titulescu, Eugeniu Carada, Titu Maiorescu, Gogu Constantinescu, Marin Sorescu or Tudor Gheorghe are just some of our cultural landmarks, an impressive visiting card that honors the Dolj county and the entire Oltenia Region. In a broad community with new horizons in which the European Union speaks more and more about multiculturalism, unity through cultural diversity and language, the Dolj County Council continues its efforts to promote folk traditions and customs to help understanding and expressing our own identity. It is very difficult to present in just a few words Doljul, a county of a special spiritual wealth, with hardworking and hospitable people, a great community that is distinguished as one of the most important cultural, educational and economic centers of our country.