Târgoviște is a city in the
DâmbovițaDâmbovița ; also spelt Dîmbovița is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 541,763 and the population density was 134/km²...
county of
RomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is situated on the right bank of the
Ialomiţa RiverThe Ialomiţa is a river of Southern Romania that rises from the Bucegi Mountains in the Carpathians and flows into the Danube.The upper reach of the river is sometimes known as Valea Obârşiei or Obârşia Ialomiţei.-Localities:...
. , it had an estimated population of 89,000. One village, Priseaca, is administered by the city.
Name
Târgoviște is a name derived from Bulgarian, its original meaning being of marketplace, cf.
SerbianSerbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
Trgovište (Трговиште) and
BulgarianBulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
Търговище (Targovishte) being derived from the Slavic word
trъgъ, which means
market.
There are towns with the same name (albeit with different spellings) in both
BulgariaTargovishte is a city in Bulgaria, capital of Targovishte Province. It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Preslav on both banks of the Vrana River. The town is 335 km away to the north-east from the capital Sofia and about 125 km to the west from the city of Varna...
and
SerbiaTrgovište is a small town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 1,785, while population of the municipality is 5,145.-Municipality:...
. The Romanian and Bulgarian towns are twinned.
History
The city was first founded during the period of the
Second Bulgarian EmpireThe Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state which existed between 1185 and 1396 . A successor of the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II before gradually being conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th-early 15th century...
in the 12th century, the Royal Court (
"Curtea Domnească"), was probably built during this time by the early Vlach Voievods. It became the capital of the
WallachiaWallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
n voivodship, probably during the reign of Mircea cel Bătrân. Vlad III Dracula later added the
Chindia TowerThe Chindia Tower is a tower in the Curtea Domnească monuments ensemble in Târgovişte, Romania, built in the 15th century. The tower was begun during the second reign of Prince Vlad III the Impaler over Wallachia, taking its final form during the 19th century...
, now a symbol of the city.
In 1597, the Hajduks of Mihai Viteazul and
Starina NovakStarina Novak was a Serbian Hajduk who distinguished himself in many battles against the Ottoman Empire. He is considered a Serbian national hero and is highly respected in neighboring Romania as a national hero as well.-Life:...
fought and won a decisive battle against the
Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in Târgoviște.
After
Constantin BrâncoveanuConstantin Brâncoveanu was Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714.-Ascension:A descendant of the Craioveşti boyar family and related to Matei Basarab, Brâncoveanu was born at the estate of Brâncoveni and raised in the house of his uncle, stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino...
moved the capital to
BucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Târgoviște lost its importance, decaying economically as its population decreased.
Târgoviște was the site of the trial and execution of
Nicolae CeaușescuNicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and as such was the country's second and last Communist leader...
and his wife
ElenaElena Ceaușescu was the wife of Romania's Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu, and Deputy Prime Minister of Romania.-Background:She was born Elena Petrescu into a peasant family in Petrești commune, Dâmboviţa County, in the informal region of Wallachia. Her family was supported by her father's job...
in December 1989.
Population
- 16th century: 60,000
- 1900: 9,400
- 1977: 61,300
- 2002: 89,930
Railway
Targoviste Railway station is an important railway junction, linking
BucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
from the
PloieștiPloiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
and Pietroșița. Railway station building was inaugurated on 2 January 1884, with rail
Titu-Târgoviște. This railway was built by VII Company of the railway of I Engineering Regiment. On 27 May 1894 was inaugurated
Târgoviște-Pucioasa railway.
Ploiești-Targoviște was inaugurated on 29 June 1946, although its construction had been started since 1929.
The city is served by
TeișTeiş may refer to several villages in Romania:* Teiş, a village in Şotânga Commune, Dâmboviţa County* Teiş, a village in Balş town, Olt County...
halt, Târgoviște Nord station and the stopping of the Romlux and Valea Voievozilor.
The railway station is open for both passenger traffic - with sales / reservation electronic tickets - and merchandise traffic. Lines serving the large industrial operators of the city -
MECHELMechel is one of Russia’s leading mining and metallurgical companies, producing coal, iron ore, nickel steel, rolled steel products, hardware, heat and electric power. Headquartered in Moscow, the company operates facilities in Russia, Romania, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, and the United...
, Otelinox, UPET,
ErdemirErdemir is a Turkish steel producer. The name is a contraction of the Turkish language Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları, which means "Ereğli Iron and Steel Factories".-Erdemir in brief:...
, Romlux, Rondocarton.
Roads
Located at a crossroads of ancient trade routes, the city is now a road and rail junction, can be easily approached from all sides. Targoviste Municipality is located near the capital of Romania, at a distance of 80 km Otopeni International Airport Henri Coanda, along with the smaller
Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu-Terminated destinations:-See also:*Aviation in Romania*Transport in Romania*Blue Air-External links:**...
.
| Drum naţional |
Traseu |
Lungime (km) |
Drum European |
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Tărtăşeşti Tărtăşeşti is a commune in the Dâmboviţa County, southern Romania, located 30 km northwest of Bucharest. It has a population of 5,121. It is composed of three villages: Bâldana, Gulia and Tărtăşeşti....
— Târgovişte — PucioasaPucioasa is a town in Dâmboviţa County, Romania with a population under 16,000. It administers six villages: Bela, Diaconeşti, Glodeni, Malurile, Miculeşti and Pucioasa-Sat....
— SinaiaSinaia is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. The town was named after Sinaia Monastery, around which it was built; the monastery in turn is named after the Biblical Mount Sinai...
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Găeşti Găești is a town in Dâmbovița county, Romania with a population of 16,598.- History :The name of the town comes from a family of nobles who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated...
— Târgovişte — PloieştiPloiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
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Târgovişte — CâmpulungCâmpulung , or Câmpulung Muscel, is a city in the Argeş County, Wallachia, Romania. It is situated among the outlying hills of the Transylvanian Alps, at the head of a long well-wooded glen traversed by the Râul Târgului, a tributary of the Argeş.Its pure air and fine scenery render Câmpulung a...
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Also, a number of county roads pass the city:
- DJ 711 Târgovişte — Bujoreanca
- DJ 712 Târgovişte — Şotânga — Vulcana-Pandele — Brăneşti
Brăneşti is a commune in Dâmboviţa County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Brăneşti and Priboiu....
— PucioasaPucioasa is a town in Dâmboviţa County, Romania with a population under 16,000. It administers six villages: Bela, Diaconeşti, Glodeni, Malurile, Miculeşti and Pucioasa-Sat....
- DJ 718A Târgovişte — Mănăstirea Dealu
- DJ 719 Târgovişte — Valea Voievozilor
- DJ 721 Târgovişte — Colanu — Văcăreşti
Văcăreşti is a commune in Dâmboviţa County, southern Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bungetu, Brăteştii de Jos and Văcăreşti. Until 2004, it also included Perşinari village, split off that year to form a separate commune....
— PerşinariPerşinari is a commune in Dâmboviţa County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Perşinari. The commune was established in 2004, when the village was split off from Văcăreşti Commune to form a separate entity....
— Gura ŞutiiGura Şuţii is a commune in Dâmboviţa County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Gura Şuţii and Sperieţeni....
— Produleşti —Costeşti Deal
Public transport
In the city, public transport is provided by SC Public Transport S.A. and include
busA bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
,
trolleyA tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
and maxi-taxi. In 2005 was developed and modernized public transport, SC Public Transport S.A. making passenger transport company in public-private partnership.
Twin cities
KazanlakKazanlak, formerly Kazanlık is a Bulgarian town in Stara Zagora Province, located in the middle of the plain of the same name, at the foot of the Balkan mountain range, at the eastern end of the Rose Valley...
,
BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
TargovishteTargovishte is a city in Bulgaria, capital of Targovishte Province. It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Preslav on both banks of the Vrana River. The town is 335 km away to the north-east from the capital Sofia and about 125 km to the west from the city of Varna...
,
BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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,
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, France
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Corbetta, Italy
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, Portugal
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, Sweden
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, Spain
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, Turkey
Sport
Târgovişte is home to
Municipal MCM TârgovişteCSM Târgovişte is a prominent Romania professional basketball club that is based in Târgovişte, Romania.-History:At the end of the season 1991 - 1992, Targoviste was promoted to the first division of female basketball in Romania. In the first year of life, The team finished 9th in the...
basketball club which competes in the
Romanian LeagueThe Divizia A is the women's top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. There are 14 teams in two series, one with 8 teams, one with 6 teams.-Seria Nord-Vest:*CSM Satu Mare*SCM Universitatea Craiova*Baschet ICIM Arad*BC LMK Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe...
and the
EuroCupThe EuroCup Women is the second-caliber professional basketball league with teams from European clubs from national leagues joined in FIBA Europe.It succeeds the Ronchetti Cup.- System of competition :...
.
Famous natives
- Vasile Atanasiu
Vasile Atanasiu was a Romanian general.He graduated from the "Military School of Artillery, Combat Engineering and Navy officers" in 1907, with the rank of sub-lieutenant, being promoted lieutenant in 1910, captain in 1915 and major in 1917 during World War I...
, general
- Vasile Blendea http://www.muzee-dambovitene.ro/en/vasile_blendea.php (1895–1988), painter, sculptor artist
- Alexandru Brătescu-Voineşti (1868–1946), writer
- Iulian Chiriţă
Iulian Chiriţă is a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder. His clubs included Flacăra Moreni, FC Braşov, Rapid Bucureşti, Dinamo Bucureşti, FC Argeş Piteşti and Chindia Târgovişte....
(1967), football player
- Cornel Dinu
Cornel Dinu is a retired Romanian football defender.He was born in Târgovişte and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1966. He remained with Dinamo throughout his career, winning six league titles and two cup titles....
(1948), football player
- Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Ion Heliade Rădulescu or Ion Heliade was a Wallachian-born Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician...
(1802–1872), writer, philologist, politician
- Laurenţiu Reghecampf
Laurenţiu Aurelian Reghecampf is a Romanian retired football player and current manager.-Career:Reghecampf was born in Târgovişte, and his first club was VSE St. Pölten in Austria...
(1975), football player
- Laura Stoica
Laura Stoica was a Romanian singer, composer and actress.In 1986, she graduated from the "Popular Arts School" in Târgovişte with a degree in classic canto. Afterwards, she participated at all the major new-talent contests held in Romania...
(1967–2006), singer, composer, actress
- Theodor Stolojan
Theodor Dumitru Stolojan is a Romanian politician. An economist by training, he is a leader of the Democratic-Liberal Party. He previously served as Prime minister of Romania from September 1991 to November 1992. He and his wife Elena have a son, Vlad Stolojan, and a daughter, Ada Palea...
(1943), economist, politician
- Claudiu Voiculeţ
Claudiu Dorian Voiculeţ is an Romanian footballer currently under contract with Liga I side Pandurii Târgu Jiu.-External links:**...
(1985), football player
- Adrian Patulea
Adrian Marian Pătulea is a Romanian football striker, currently playing for FC Farul Constanţa.He made headlines around the world when it was revealed that he was seen at Lincoln City's training ground running around the field with his wife on his back.-Career:Pătulea played for Rapid Bucharest,...
(1982), football player currently playing for Leyton Orient
- Adrian Bogoi (1978), football player
- Ioan Radu, winner of the 1972 Yugoslavian World Spacemodeling Championship and founder of Astronautica magazine.
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