Horezu

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Horezu is a small Romanian town renowned for its traditional pottery and UNESCO-recognized ceramic craftsmanship.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Horezu canonical 2
Rovinari 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
ceramicsRecognitionType Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
ceramicsRecognizedBy UNESCO
ceramicsStyle distinctive cream background with colored motifs
country Romania
culturalSignificance important center of Romanian ceramic art
distanceFrom approximately 45 km west of Râmnicu Vâlcea
hasAreaCode +40 250
hasClimate temperate continental climate
hasCulturalHeritage Horezu pottery tradition
hasEconomicActivity ceramics production
tourism
hasEthnicCulture Romanian folk art
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (for Horezu ceramics)
hasLanguage Romanian
hasNotableSite Horezu Monastery
hasPopulation approximately 6,000–7,000 inhabitants
hasPostalCode 245800
hasRegionallyProtectedProduct Horezu ceramics
hasTraditionalCraft handmade ceramics
hasTraditionalMotifs rooster motif on ceramics
spiral and floral motifs on ceramics
HorezuMonasteryHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
hostsEvent Horezu ceramics fair
isMunicipalSeatOf Horezu town administration
knownFor Horezu ceramics
ceramic craftsmanship
traditional pottery
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Vâlcea County
locatedInCountry Romania
locatedInRegion Oltenia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
locatedNear Căpățânii Mountains
Southern Carpathians
locatedOnContinent Europe
nearbyMonastery Horezu Monastery
observesDaylightSavingTime Eastern European Summer Time
officialLanguage Romanian
linked to: Romanian language
partOf Vâlcea County
roadConnection DN67 (national road of Romania)
subdivisionType town
traditionalDecorationTechnique horn and comb tools for glazing and patterns
traditionalMaterial local clay
traditionalTechnique hand-thrown pottery wheel
usesTimeZone EEST
EET

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Vâlcea County hasTown Horezu
Gorj County contains Rovinari
linked to: Horezu
Hurezi Monastery locatedIn Horezu