Horezu is a town located in

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 Râ ...

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 ...

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 ...

, about 43 km from

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, centr ...

. 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 Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and ...

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 A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

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

Twin towns - sister cities

Horezu is twinned with: * Clervaux, Luxembourg

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Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2008
Towns in Romania Populated places in Vâlcea County Localities in Oltenia {{Vâlcea-geo-stub