Horezu is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania, about 43 km from Râmnicu Vâlcea. The town administers six villages: Ifrimești, Râmești, Romanii de Jos, Romanii de Sus, Tănăsești and Urșani.
Horezu | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Vâlcea County | |
  Horezu Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°8′36″N 23°59′30″E / 45.14333°N 23.99167°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Vâlcea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Nicolae Sărdărescu[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 117 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 6,467 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | VL |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5,536 | — |
| 1992 | 7,282 | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 7,446 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6,263 | −15.9% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The town is well known for its people who make pottery and present it at an annual fair (see Horezu ceramics). There are special traditions which have been well preserved. The town has slightly over 6,000 inhabitants, most of them working in agriculture and services.
Horezu is the site of Horezu Monastery, a World Heritage Site.
Notable people edit
- Ana Cartianu (1908–2001), academic, essayist, and translator
- Lazăr Comănescu (b. 1949), diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Andrei Popescu (b. 1985), footballer
Twin towns - sister cities edit
Clervaux, Luxembourg
References edit
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Horezu se va înfrăți cu comuna Clervaux din Luxemburg". voceavalcii.ro (in Romanian). Vocea Vâlcii. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
External links edit
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