Dâmbovița County

Dâmbovița County (also spelt ''Dîmbovița'', ) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county.

It has an area of 4,054 km (1.7% of the country's area).

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 518,745 and the population density was 127/km². It is one of the most densely populated counties in Romania.

* Romanians – 96%
* Roma (Gypsies) and others – 4%

Name

The county is named after the Dâmbovița River, which is a name of Slavic origin, derived from ''Дъб, dâmb'', meaning "oak", as it once flowed through the oak forests of the Wallachian Plain.

Geography

Dâmbovița county has a total area of 4,054 km².

The county's landscape has three main forms. In the north there are mountains from the Southern Carpathians group – the Bucegi Mountains and the Leaotă Mountains. In the center there are the sub-Carpathian hills and the southern area is part of the Romanian Plain.

The county's main river gives it its name: the Dâmbovița River. Also the Ialomița River flows in the county's northern and eastern regions, while the Argeș River flows in the south.

Neighbouring counties

*Ilfov County and Prahova County in the East.
* Argeș County in the West.
*Brașov County in the North.
*Teleorman County and Giurgiu County in the South.

Economy

One of the biggest steel factories in Romania is located In Târgoviște. Also, oil is extracted and refined in the county.

The predominant industries in the county are:
*Metallurgical industry.
*Oil extraction equipment.
*Food industry.
*Home appliances.
*Textile industry.
*Chemical industry.
*Construction materials industry.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are:
*The city of Târgoviște – the ancient capital of Muntenia.
*The Pucioasa Resort.
*The Ialomița River Valley – Peștera Ialomicioarei.

Trivia

* Glod, a small village in this area, was used to represent Kazakhstan in the filming of the mockumentary movie '' Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan''.

Politics

The Dâmbovița County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 34 counsellors, with the following party composition:

Administrative divisions

Dâmbovița County 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 82 communes
*Municipalities
**Moreni
**Târgoviște – county seat; population: 79,610 (as of 2011)
*Towns
** Fieni
**Găești
**Pucioasa
** Răcari
**Titu

*Communes
**Aninoasa
** Băleni
**Bărbulețu
** Bezdead
** Bilciurești
** Braniștea
** Brănești
**Brezoaele
** Buciumeni
** Bucșani
**Butimanu
** Cândești
** Ciocănești
**Cobia
** Cojasca
**Comișani
** Conțești
** Corbii Mari
**Cornățelu
** Cornești
**Costeștii din Vale
** Crângurile
**Crevedia
**Dărmănești
** Dobra
**Doicești
**Dragodana
** Dragomirești
**Finta
**Glodeni
** Gura Foii
**Gura Ocniței
**Gura Șuții
** Hulubești
** I. L. Caragiale
** Iedera
** Lucieni
** Ludești
**Lungulețu
**Malu cu Flori
** Mănești
** Mătăsaru
** Mogoșani
**Moroeni
** Morteni
** Moțăieni
**Niculești
**Nucet
**Ocnița
**Odobești
**Perșinari
** Pietrari
** Petrești
**Pietroșița
** Poiana
**Potlogi
**Produlești
**Pucheni
** Raciu
** Răscăeți
** Răzvad
**Râu Alb
** Runcu
** Sălcioara
** Slobozia Moară
** Șelaru, Dâmbovița
**Șotânga
** Tărtășești
** Tătărani
** Uliești
** Ulmi
** Văcărești
** Valea Lungă
** Valea Mare
**Văleni-Dâmbovița
** Vârfuri
** Vișina
** Vișinești
** Vlădeni
** Voinești
**Vulcana-Băi
**Vulcana-Pandele

Historical county

Historically, the county was located in the central-southern part of Greater Romania, in the northern part of the historical region of Muntenia. The county included a large part of the present county. It was bordered to the west by the counties of Muscel and Argeș, to the north by Brașov County, to the east by Prahova County, and to the south by the counties of Ilfov and Vlașca.

Administration

The county was originally divided administratively into six districts ('' plăși''):Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Dâmbovița
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#Plasa Finta, headquartered at Finta
#Plasa Găești, headquartered at Găești
#Plasa Pucioasa, headquartered at Pucioasa
#Plasa Târgoviște, headquartered at Târgoviște
#Plasa Titu, headquartered at Titu
#Plasa Voinești, headquartered at Voinești

Subsequently, the territory of the county was reorganized into eight districts by the abolition of Plasa Finta and the establishment of three new districts in its place:
#Plasa Bilciurești, headquartered at Bilciurești
#Plasa Bogați, headquartered at Bogați
#Plasa Ghergani, headquartered at Ghergani

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 309,676 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 96.9% Romanians, 2.1% Romanies, 0.2% Jews, 0.2% Hungarians, 0.1% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 98.9% Eastern Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Adventist, 0.1% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 33,398 inhabitants, comprising 63.2% Romanians, 2.0% Jews, 1.3% Romanies, 1.2% Hungarians, 0.5% Greeks, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 94.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Jewish, 1.5% Roman Catholic, 0.6% Greek Catholic, 0.3% Calvinist, 0.3% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dambovita County

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