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Horezu
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. 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. Natives *Ana Cartianu Ana Cartianu (19 April 1908 – 24 April 2001) was a Romanian academic, essayist and translator. Biography She was born in Urșani village, in Horezu commune, Vâlcea County. She studied at Bedford College, London (1928–32), and received her de ... (1908–2001), academic, essayist, and translator * Lazăr Comănescu (b. 1949), diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs * Andrei Popescu (b. 1985), footballer Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horezu Monastery
The Horezu Monastery or Hurezi Monastery was founded in 1690 by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu in the town of Horezu, Wallachia, Romania. It is considered to be a masterpiece of " Brâncovenesc style", known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculpted detail, its treatment of religious compositions, its votive portraits, and its painted decorative works. The monastery has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites. File:Vedere a manastirii din fata - panoramio.jpg File:Ansamblul bisericesc al Manastirii Horezu (UNESCO - 2 mai 2008) - panoramio.jpg Image:Horezu3.JPG File:2 - panoramio - eug.sim.jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (30).jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (20).jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (43).jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (31).jpg Image:Manastirea Horezu by fusion-of-horisons.jpg Image:Mânăstirea Hurezi (46).jpg See also * List of World Heritage Sites in Romania References External links UNESCO World Heritage List- Horez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horezu Ceramics
Horezu ceramics is a unique type of Romanian pottery that is traditionally produced by hand around the town of Horezu in northern Oltenia (Vâlcea County), close to the famous Horezu Monastery. It reflects many generations of knowledge and skills development of pottery, which is why the craftsmanship of Horezu pottery was inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists in December 2012.Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics on the official UNESCO pages, accessed on December 12th of 2012 Production is divided into male and female fabrication processes. Therefore, men extract the earth, which is then cleaned, cut, watered, kneaded, trampled and mixed – transforming it into red that |
Horezu
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. 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. Natives *Ana Cartianu Ana Cartianu (19 April 1908 – 24 April 2001) was a Romanian academic, essayist and translator. Biography She was born in Urșani village, in Horezu commune, Vâlcea County. She studied at Bedford College, London (1928–32), and received her de ... (1908–2001), academic, essayist, and translator * Lazăr Comănescu (b. 1949), diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs * Andrei Popescu (b. 1985), footballer Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vâlcea County
Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county (județ) of Romania. Located in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt River), it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is Râmnicu Vâlcea. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 355,320 and the population density was 61.63/km2. * Romanians - over 98% * Roma, others - 2% Geography This county has a total area of . The North side of the county is occupied by the mountains from the Southern Carpathians group - The Făgăraș Mountains in the east with heights over , and the Lotru Mountains in the west with heights over . They are separated by the Olt River valley - the most accessible passage between Transylvania and Muntenia. Along the Olt River Valley there are smaller groups of mountains, the most spectacular being the . Towards the South, the heights decrease, passing through the sub-carpathian hills to a high plain in the West side of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oltenia
Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river. History Ancient times Initially inhabited by Dacians, Oltenia was incorporated in the Roman Empire (106, at the end of the Dacian Wars; ''see Roman Dacia''). In 129, during Hadrian's rule, it formed Dacia Inferior, one of the two divisions of the province (together with Dacia Superior, in today's Transylvania); Marcus Aurelius' administrative reform made Oltenia one of the three new divisions (''tres Daciae'') as Dacia Malvensis, its capital and chief city being named Romula. It was colonized with veterans of the Roman legions. The Romans withdrew their administration south of the Danube at the end of the 3rd century and Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazăr Comănescu
Lazăr Comănescu (; born 6 June 1949 in Horezu, Vâlcea County) is a Romanian diplomat. He was the foreign minister of Romania from 15 April 2008 until 22 December 2008. He was named Romania's ambassador to Germany in 2009. Since 17 November 2015 he has assumed the functions of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania. See also *List of foreign ministers in 2017 This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa * *#Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017) *#Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019) * - *#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017) *#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020) * - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–prese ... Notes External links MAE.roBiographyfrom Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania , - 1949 births Ambassadors of Romania to Germany Living people Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church People from Horezu Romanian Ministers of Foreign Affairs {{Romania-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Cartianu
Ana Cartianu (19 April 1908 – 24 April 2001) was a Romanian academic, essayist and translator. Biography She was born in Urșani village, in Horezu commune, Vâlcea County. She studied at Bedford College, London (1928–32), and received her degree from the Literature Department, School of English Studies of Cernăuți University in 1934. In 1936, she co-founded the School of English Language and Literature at the University of Bucharest, where she would later be Dean of the School of Germanic Languages (1948-1970). Ana Cartianu is known as the "great dame of English studies in Romania''. In 1930, she married Gheorghe Cartianu-Popescu, a university professor. Her maiden name was Tomescu. She died in Bucharest in 2001. Awards * Romanian Writers' Union Award for translations from Romanian (1973) Books (selection) * ''An Advanced Course in Modern Rumanian'' (co-author, with Leon Levițchi, Virgiliu Ștefănescu-Drăgănești), București, Ed. Științifică, (1958) (1964) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Popescu (footballer)
Andrei Popescu (born 20 February 1985) is a Romanian professional football, who plays as a goalkeeper for CS Grevenmacher Club Sportif Grevenmacher is a football club, based in Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg. History The club was founded in 1909 as '' 'Stade Mosellan' ''. The current name of the club, '' 'CS Grevenmacher' '', was adopted in 1919. During t .... External links * * * * 1985 births People from Horezu Living people Romanian footballers Association football goalkeepers Liga I players Liga II players Regionalliga players FC Olimpia Satu Mare players FC Sportul Studențesc București players FC Bihor Oradea players SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea players SVN Zweibrücken players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players FSV Salmrohr players CS Grevenmacher players Romanian expatriate footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Luxembourg {{Romania-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clervaux
Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red shield, as a variation of the arms of the former Lords of Clervaux. , the town of Clervaux, which lies in the southwest of the commune, has a population of 1,309. Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: * Clervaux Section: ** Clervaux ** Eselborn (Eeselbur) ** Mecher (Mecher) ** Reuler (Reiler) ** Urspelt (Ischpelt) ** Weicherdange (Wäicherdang) ** Kaaspelterhof (Kaaspelt) (lieu-dit) ** Kirelshof (Kirelshaff) (lieu-dit) ** Wirtgensmühle (Wirtgensmillen) (lieu-dit) * Heinerscheid Section: ** Fischbach (Fëschbech) ** Grindhausen (Grandsen) ** Heinerscheid (Hengescht) ** Hupperdange (Hëpperdang) ** Kalborn (Kaalber) ** Lieler (Léiler) ** Fossenhof (Fossenhaff) (lieu-dit) ** Kaesfurt (Kéisfue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Settlement in what is now Romania began in the Lower Paleolithic, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns In Romania
This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002 and 2011 censuses. For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals. The list includes major cities with the status of ''municipiu'' (103 in total), as well as towns with the status of ''oraș'' (217 in total). Romania has 1 city with more than 1 million residents (Bucharest with 1,883,425 people), 19 cities with more than 100,000 residents, and 178 towns with more than 10,000 residents. Complete list }) , - , , , City ( ro, oraș) , - , Bold , County capital ( ro, reședință de județ) , - See also * List of cities in Europe * List of city listings by country References {{Authority control * Cities in Romania Towns in Romania Romania 2 Romania Romania Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea (also spelled ''Rîmnicu Vîlcea'' or, in the past, ''Rîmnic-Vâlcea'', ) (population: 92,573 as per the 2011 Romanian census) is the county capital ( ro, Reședință de județ) and also the largest town of Vâlcea County, central-southern Romania (in the historical province of Oltenia). Geography and climate Râmnicu Vâlcea is situated in the central-south area of Romania and is the county capital of Vâlcea County. Set at the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, the town is located at about from the Cozia Mountains and about from the Făgăraș and Lotrului Mountains. The southern limit of the city is formed by the Getic Plateau ( ro, Platoul Getic) and the Olt River valley. The E81 road (a road of European interest) and one of the main national railway routes cross the town. According to Köppen climate classification, the climate of the town is defined as Dfa (humid continental with warm summers) bordering Cfa (humid subtropical). Precipitati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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