Horezu

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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 Template:Cvt, on the south side of the Template:Ill. 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 Template:Cvt west of the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea. It is crossed east to west by national road Template:Ill, which connects Râmnicu Vâlcea to Târgu Jiu and Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Route Template:Ill branches off here, going to Craiova, Template:Cvt 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.<ref name="RPL2021">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.