Băile Govora
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![Location in Vâlcea County](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/B%C4%83ile_Govora_en_distrikto_V%C3%A2lcea.png/153px-B%C4%83ile_Govora_en_distrikto_V%C3%A2lcea.png)
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1930 | 910 | — |
1948 | 1,156 | +27.0% |
1956 | 1,590 | +37.5% |
1966 | 2,189 | +37.7% |
1977 | 2,749 | +25.6% |
1992 | 3,023 | +10.0% |
2002 | 3,147 | +4.1% |
2011 | 2,353 | −25.2% |
2021 | 2,158 | −8.3% |
Source: Census data |
Băile Govora (or just Govora) is a Romanian spa town in Vâlcea County, about 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Râmnicu Vâlcea and west of the Olt River, in the historical region of Oltenia. Notable features of the town (beside its mineral springs, recommended for a variety of ailments) include the Govora Abbey (built in the 15th century and consolidated by Matei Basarab and later by Constantin Brâncoveanu) and the nearby Dintr-un lemn Monastery (16th or 17th century; the legend of its origin was recorded by Paul of Aleppo).
Govora Abbey was the site where Matei Basarab introduced the first printing press in Wallachia – where the first written code of laws in Romanian was published, Pravila de la Govora [ro], in 1640.
The town administers three villages: Curăturile, Gătejești, and Prajila.
Notable people
- Mihai Constantinescu (1932–2019), film director and screenwriter
- Alexander Marmureanu (born 1962), surgeon
References
External links
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- Romanian tourism site: Băile Govora and Dintr-un lemn Monastery
- (in Romanian) Vâlcea County tourist spots: Băile Govora
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- Râmnicu Vâlcea (county seat)
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