Horezu

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
ceramicsRecognitionType Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED
ceramicsRecognizedBy UNESCO NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity ceramics production
tourism
hasEthnicCulture Romanian folk art
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (for Horezu ceramics) NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Romanian
hasNotableSite Horezu Monastery NERFINISHED
hasPopulation approximately 6,000–7,000 inhabitants
hasPostalCode 245800
hasRegionallyProtectedProduct Horezu ceramics GENERATED
hasTraditionalCraft handmade ceramics
hasTraditionalMotifs rooster motif on ceramics
spiral and floral motifs on ceramics
HorezuMonasteryHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
hostsEvent Horezu ceramics fair NERFINISHED
isMunicipalSeatOf Horezu town administration
knownFor Horezu ceramics NERFINISHED
ceramic craftsmanship
traditional pottery
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Vâlcea County NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Romania NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Oltenia NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
locatedNear Căpățânii Mountains NERFINISHED
Southern Carpathians NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Europe
nearbyMonastery Horezu Monastery NERFINISHED
observesDaylightSavingTime Eastern European Summer Time
officialLanguage Romanian NERFINISHED
partOf Vâlcea County NERFINISHED
roadConnection DN67 (national road of Romania) NERFINISHED
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