Horezu
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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = town
|county = Vâlcea
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU VL Horezu CoA.jpg
|image_skyline = Ansamblul Hurezi 13.jpg
|image_caption = Horezu Monastery
|image_location =
|image_map = Horezu en distrikto Vâlcea.png
|map_caption = Location in Vâlcea County
|leader_name = Nicolae Sărdărescu{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=9 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PSD
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|45|8|36|N|23|59|30|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|elevation = 460
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 117.69
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 245800
|area_code = (+40) 0250
|website = {{URL|http://www.orasul-horezu.ro/}}
}}
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1977 |5536
|1992 |7282
|2002 |7446
|2011 |6263
|2021 |6467
}}
Horezu is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. It administers six villages: Ifrimești, Râmești, Romanii de Jos, Romanii de Sus, Tănăsești, and Urșani.
Horezu is the site of Horezu Monastery, a World Heritage Site. 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.
Geography
The town is situated in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, at an altitude of {{cvt|460|m}}, on the south side of the {{ill|Căpățâna Mountains|ro|Munții Căpățânii}}. It lies on the banks of the rivers Luncavăț; Pârâul Urșanilor and its left tributary, Râmești; and Bistricioara and its right tributary, Horezu.
Horezu is located in the central part of Vâlcea County, about {{cvt|40|km}} west of the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea. It is crossed east to west by national road {{ill|DN67|ro}}, which connects Râmnicu Vâlcea to Târgu Jiu and Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Route {{ill|DN65C|ro}} branches off here, going to Craiova, {{cvt|110|km}} to the south.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, the town had 6,467 inhabitants, most of them working in agriculture and services; 94.08% are Romanians and 1.62% are Roma.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}
Notable people
- Ana Cartianu (1908–2001), academic, essayist, and translator
- Lazăr Comănescu (b. 1949), diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Andrei Popescu (b. 1985), footballer
- Ionela Târlea (b. 1976), track and field athlete
Sports
The town is home to ACS Flacăra Horezu, a football club currently playing in Liga IV. Stadionul Treapt is a multi-purpose stadium which serves as the home ground of Flacăra Horezu.
Twin towns and sister cities
Horezu is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Horezu se va înfrăți cu comuna Clervaux din Luxemburg|url=https://www.voceavalcii.ro/45772-horezu-se-va-infrati-cu-comuna-clervaux-din-luxemburg.html|website=voceavalcii.ro|publisher=Vocea Vâlcii|language=ro|date=2019-06-04|access-date=2019-09-17|archive-date=2019-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906224207/https://www.voceavalcii.ro/45772-horezu-se-va-infrati-cu-comuna-clervaux-din-luxemburg.html|url-status=dead}}
- {{flagicon|LUX}} Clervaux, Luxembourg
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Horezu}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111019025942/http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/eden/themes-destinations/countries/romania/horezu-depression/index_en.htm Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2008]
{{Gallery
|File:RomaniiDeJosSfIngeri (36).jpg|Holy Angels Church in Romanii de Jos
|File:RO VL Romanii de Jos monument 1.jpg|World War I monument in Romanii de Jos
|File:Biserica din Urșani.jpg|Church of the Presentation of Mary in Urșani
|File:Het stadje Horezu.jpg|Horezu {{circa}} 1906
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Category:Populated places in Vâlcea County
Category:Localities in Oltenia
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