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Băile Govora — Town — Location of Băile Govora
Băile GovoraCoordinates: 45°4′48″N 24°10′47″E / 45.08°N 24.17972°ECoordinates: 45°4′48″N 24°10′47″E / 45.08°N 24.17972°E Country 
RomaniaCounty Vâlcea County Status Town Government – Mayor Mihai Mateescu (Socialist Alliance Party) Population (2002) – Total 3,147 Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Website Primăria Băile Govora Băile Govora (or just Govora) is a Romanian spa town in Vâlcea County, about 20 km (12.43 mi) south-west of Râmnicu Vâlcea and west of the Olt river. 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, in 1640).
The town administers three villages: Curăturile, Gătejeşti and Prajila.
External links
- Baile Govora spa direct link: Băile Govora spa site
- Romanian tourism site: Băile Govora and Dintr-un lemn Monastery
- (Romanian) Vâlcea County tourist spots: Băile Govora
Spa towns in Romania Amara • Bazna • Băile Felix • Băile 1 Mai • Băile Govora • Băile Herculane • Băile Olăneşti • Băile Tuşnad • Borsec • Buziaş • Călimăneşti • Covasna • Geoagiu • Miercurea Sibiului • Moneasa • Ocna Sibiului • Sângeorz-Băi • Slănic • Slănic-Moldova • Sovata • Soveja • Techirghiol • Tuşnad • Vatra DorneiCategories:- Towns in Romania
- Spa towns in Romania
- Populated places in Vâlcea County
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