Titu () is a town in

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 ...

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, with a population of 9,658 .

Location

The town in located in the southern part of the county, in the center of the

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. It lies at a distance of from the county seat,

Târgoviște Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște''; german: Tergowisch) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița River. Târgoviște was one of the ...

, from

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, and from

Pitești Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...

. Titu îs surrounded by several

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and Braniștea to the north,

Odobești Odobești () is a town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. The town administers one village, Unirea. The town is located in the central part of the county, on the banks of the Milcov River, northwest of the county seat, Focșani. ...

and

Potlogi Potlogi is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 8,981 people. It is composed of five villages: Pitaru, Podu Cristinii, Potlogi, Românești, and Vlăsceni. The commune lies in the Wallachian Plain, on the banks ...

to the south, Conțești and

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to the east, and

Costeștii din Vale Costeștii din Vale is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Costeștii din Vale, Mărunțișu and Tomșani. Natives * (b. 1947), writer *I. C. Vissarion Iancu Constantin Vissarion (born Iancu Vi ...

to the west.

Zones and administration

Titu is divided into three main zones: * ''Titu-gară'' – The main part of the city, it contains the town hall, the main school, the train station and most important buildings. * ''Titu-târg'' – A rural zone which includes the town's library and the second school. It was also the former center town. * ''Sălcuța'' – The smallest zone and a village in its own right, it is rural and features a church. It is also the place where the ''bâlci'' is held. The town administers five other villages: Fusea, Hagioaica, Mereni, Plopu and Sălcuța.

Industry

The French automobile manufacturer

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is operating a technical centre near the town of Titu, that is used for testing and optimizing vehicles of the

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brand. It became operational in September 2010 and the cost of the investment raised to 166 million euro. The centre includes 100 testing lines for parts and vehicles and of test tracks that allow simulating various running conditions encountered around the world. It has 600 employees and is located halfway between the

Mioveni Mioveni () is a town in Argeș County, Romania, approximately 15 km (9 miles) north-east of Pitești. , it had a population of 31,998. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibași, Făgetu and Racovița. History It was fir ...

factory and the research centre in

. The town holds an annual fair on September 14.

Natives

Dimitrie Dimăncescu Dimitrie D. Dimăncescu (1896-1984) was a Romanian diplomat serving between 1922 and 1947. In 1913 with his brother Ioan Dimăncescu, he founded the Romanian Boy Scout Movement. He served as a military officer in World War I and in World War II w ...

(1896–1984), diplomat *

Ioan Dimăncescu Ioan Dem. Dimǎncescu (October 12, 1898, Titu – September 26, 1951, Bucharest) was a Romanian army officer, with a degree in physical education. He participated in the Boys and Girls Scout programs of Romania and was a scout leader. Early lif ...

(1898–1951), army officer *

Ion Miu __NOTOC__ Ion Miu (born 21 January 1955) is a virtuoso cimbalom player, performing both Romanian folk music and pieces from the classical repertoire. Biography Miu was born in 1955 into a musical family in the town of Titu, in Dâmbovița County ...

(born 1955), virtuoso cimbalom player

References

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