Rast is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Rast.

Rast
Location in Dolj County
Location in Dolj County
Rast is located in Romania
Rast
Rast
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°53′N 23°17′E / 43.883°N 23.283°E / 43.883; 23.283
CountryRomania
CountyDolj
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,198
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.DJ

The locality was severely affected by flooding in the April 2006 Danube floods, with more than 4,000 evacuated residents and hundreds of households destroyed.[2]

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Relief in sight for the Balkans, Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2006. Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine