Brezoi
Town in Vâlcea, Romania
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Coat of arms
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Location in Vâlcea County
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Brezoi is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania. It administers eight villages: Călinești, Corbu, Drăgănești, Golotreni, Păscoaia, Proieni, Valea lui Stan, and Văratica. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia.
The town is situated in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, at altitude of 330 m (1,080 ft). It lies on the banks of the Olt River, as it makes its way south of the Turnu Roșu Pass; the Lotru flows into the Olt in Golotreni.
Notable people
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1977 | 6,907 | — |
1992 | 7,547 | +9.3% |
2002 | 7,589 | +0.6% |
2011 | 5,691 | −25.0% |
2021 | 5,696 | +0.1% |
Source: Census data |
- Medi Dinu (1909–2016), painter, of Jewish origin, belonging to the interbellum avant-garde current
- Mihai Țurcan (born 1941), footballer
See also
- Buila-Vânturarița National Park
- Cozia National Park
References
- Saint Paraskeva church in Călinești
- All Saints church in Proieni
- Railway bridge over the Olt River at Proieni
- The Olt River Valley viewed from Mount Cozia [ro]
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Vâlcea County, Romania
- Râmnicu Vâlcea (county seat)
- Drăgășani
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- Alunu
- Amărăști
- Bărbătești
- Berislăvești
- Boișoara
- Budești
- Bujoreni
- Bunești
- Câineni
- Cernișoara
- Copăceni
- Costești
- Crețeni
- Dăești
- Dănicei
- Diculești
- Drăgoești
- Fârtățești
- Făurești
- Frâncești
- Galicea
- Ghioroiu
- Glăvile
- Golești
- Grădiștea
- Gușoeni
- Ionești
- Lăcusteni
- Lădești
- Laloșu
- Lăpușata
- Livezi
- Lungești
- Măciuca
- Mădulari
- Malaia
- Măldărești
- Mateești
- Mihăești
- Milcoiu
- Mitrofani
- Muereasca
- Nicolae Bălcescu
- Olanu
- Orlești
- Oteșani
- Păușești
- Păușești-Măglași
- Perișani
- Pesceana
- Pietrari
- Popești
- Prundeni
- Racovița
- Roești
- Roșiile
- Runcu
- Sălătrucel
- Scundu
- Sinești
- Șirineasa
- Slătioara
- Stănești
- Ștefănești
- Stoenești
- Stoilești
- Stroești
- Șușani
- Sutești
- Tetoiu
- Titești
- Tomșani
- Vaideeni
- Valea Mare
- Vlădești
- Voicești
- Voineasa
- Zătreni
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