- Horezu
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Horezu|official_name=Horezu
image_shield=Coa_horezu_vl_ro.png
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Horezu
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Vâlcea County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Gheorghe Niţă
|leader_party=National Liberal Party
area_total_km2=117
population_as_of=2002
population_total=7446|latd=45|latm=8|lats=36|latNS=N|longd=23|longm=59|longs=30|longEW=E|
website=http://www.primaria.horezuonline.ro/Horezu is a town located in
Vâlcea County ,Romania , about 43km fromRâmnicu Vâlcea . The town is well known for its people who makepottery and present it at an annual fair. There are special traditions which have been well preserved.The town has about 7,000 inhabitants, most of them working in agriculture and services.
Horezu is the site of
Horezu Monastery , a World Heritage Site.
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