Horezu

Horezu is a town located in , , . It administers six villages: Ifrimești, Râmești, Romanii de Jos, Romanii de Sus, Tănăsești, and Urșani.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hurezi Monastery and Paraclisul Mănăstirii Hurezi.

Monastery
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The Horezu Monastery or was founded in 1690 by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu in the town of Horezu, Wallachia, . 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.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Romanii de Jos and Bogdănești.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Horezu

Latitude
45.1455° or 45° 8′ 44″ north
Longitude
23.9938° or 23° 59′ 38″ east
Population
4,400
Elevation
468 metres (1,535 feet)
Open location code
8GQ54XWV+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 341925171
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
676026
Wiki­data ID
Q899461
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Horezu” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Horezu”
  • Belarusian: “Харэзу”
  • Catalan: “Horezu”
  • Cebuano: “Horezu”
  • Cebuano: “Oraș Horezu”
  • Chinese: “霍雷祖”
  • Danish: “Horezu”
  • Dutch: “Horezu”
  • Esperanto: “Horezu”
  • Estonian: “Horezu”
  • French: “Horezu”
  • German: “Horezu”
  • Hebrew: “חורזו”
  • Hungarian: “Horezu”
  • Irish: “Horezu”
  • Italian: “Horezu”
  • Malay: “Horezu”
  • Minangkabau: “Horezu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Horezu”
  • Persian: “هورزو”
  • Polish: “Horezu”
  • Portuguese: “Horezu”
  • Romanian: “Horezu”
  • Russian: “Хорезу”
  • Serbian: “Horezu”
  • Serbian: “Општина Хорезу”
  • Serbian: “Хорезу”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Horezu, Vâlcea”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Horezu”
  • Spanish: “Horezu”
  • Swedish: “Horezu”
  • Tajik: “Xorezu”
  • Tajik: “Хорезу”
  • Ukrainian: “Горезу”
  • Ukrainian: “Хорезу”
  • Urdu: “ہوریزو”
  • Vietnamese: “Horezu”

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