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Coat of arms of Horezu
Horezu (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Little Wallachia
Circle : Vâlcea
Coordinates : 45 ° 9 ′  N , 24 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 8 ′ 46 ″  N , 23 ° 59 ′ 30 ″  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 460  m
Area : 117.69  km²
Residents : 6,263 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 53 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 245800
Telephone code : (+40) 02 50
License plate : VL
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 6 Landscapes / cadastral communities: Ifrimeşti , Râmeşti , Romanii de Jos , Romanii de Sus , Tănăseşti , Urşani
Mayor : Nicolae Sărdărescu ( PSD )
Postal address : Str. 1 Decembrie, no. 7
loc. Horezu, jud. Vâlcea, RO-245800
Website :
Others
City Festival : Beginning of June, "Cocoșul de Hurez" ( The Rooster of Hurez )

Horezu is a small town in the Vâlcea County in the Wallachia region in Romania .

location

Horezu is located in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians , on the south side of the Căpățâna Mountains . On the streams Urşani and Luncavăț - a tributary of the Olt ( Alt ) - and the national road ( drum național ) DN 67, the place is about 45 kilometers west of the district capital Râmnicu Vâlcea .

history

Horezu in the time between the world wars

The first written mention of Horezu comes from the year 1487. At that time the place belonged to the principality of Wallachia , which was under Ottoman rule.

However, according to archaeological finds, settlement of the place goes back to the Bronze Age .

Around 1700 the village was donated by the Wallachian prince Constantin Brâncoveanu to the Horezu monastery, which he founded . From 1780 Horezu was officially a market place and later a local administrative center. The first school opened in 1832. In 1968 Horezu was declared a city.

The most important branches of industry are agriculture and tourism. Many residents are involved in pottery.

population

In 1930 there were around 3400 residents in the area of ​​what is now the city, including around 50 Roma ; the rest were Romanians . The 2002 census counted 6807 inhabitants, including 6803 Romanians. About 3900 lived in Horezu itself, the rest in the six incorporated villages. In 2011, 5976 Romanians, 79 Roma and three Magyars were registered. None of the others gave any information about their ethnicity.

traffic

Horezu has no rail connection. The national road Drum național 67 runs through the city from Drobeta Turnu Severin to Râmnicu Vâlcea. There are regular bus connections to Râmnicu Vâlcea and many larger cities in the country.

Attractions

  • Horezu Monastery (1690–1709) in the village of Romanii de Jos , UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • In the village of Râmeşti, the Duminica Tuturor Sfinților church with a bell tower, built in 1659 and renovated in 1859, is a listed building.
  • The church Intrarea în Biserică , built from 1800 to 1804 ( Biserica din Târg ), is a listed building.
  • The church of Sf. Voievozi , Sf. Vasile - (Covrești), built in 1826, is located in the Cartier Olari and is a listed building.
  • The ruins of the hermitage Sf Ioan (17th century) in the district of Romanii de Sus , is a listed building.
  • In the village of Romanii de Jos the church of Sf. Îngeri , built in 1700, is a listed building.
  • A stone cross erected in the village of Urşani in 1817 is a listed building.
  • Art gallery
  • Ion Gheorghe Duca Memorial House

  • Church Sf. Îngeri

  • Thoroughfare in Horezu

  • Stalls on the thoroughfare

  • Souvenir shop in Horezu

Town twinning

Horezu has had a town partnership with the French community of La Destrousse since 2005 .

Born in Horezu

Web links

Commons : Horezu  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Horezu at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture , updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  3. ↑ Law No. 2 of February 16, 1968 , at legislatie.just.ro. accessed on February 14, 2016 (Romanian)
  4. ^ Map of the 1930 census, accessed April 10, 2009
  5. ↑ 2002 census , accessed April 10, 2009.
  6. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: receptie.ro, accessed on April 10, 2009 )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.receptie.ro