Băile Govora

(2020–2024) Mihai Mateescu^[1] (PNL)Area13.79 km² (5.32 sq mi)Elevation300 m (1,000 ft)Population2,158 • Density160/km² (410/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal codeArea code(+40) 02 50Vehicle reg.VLWebsitewww.primaria-baile-govora.ro

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

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