Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște''; german: Tergowisch) is a
city
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and
county seat
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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 ...
,
Romania
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. It is situated north-west of
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, on the right bank of the
Ialomița River Ialomița may refer to:
* Ialomița County - a county of Romania
* Ialomița River - a river of Southern Romania that rises from the Bucegi Mountains
The Bucegi Mountains (Romanian: ''Munții Bucegi'' ) are located in central Romania, south of ...
.
Târgoviște was one of the most important cities in the history of
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and so ...
, as it was its capital between the early
15th
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Mathematics
15 is:
* A composite number, and the sixth semiprime; its proper divisors being , and .
* A deficient number, a smooth number, a lucky ...
and
16th centuries. At the
2011 census, the city had a population of 79,610 people,
making it the 26th largest in the country.
Name
The name ''Târgoviște'' is a Slavic name which the city acquired in the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
. It is derived from the old Slavonic word for "
marketplace
A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), ' ...
", referring to the place rather than the market itself.
The name is found in placenames not only in South Slavic areas (Bulgarian
Търговище, Serbian
Трговиште and Croatian ''
Veliko Trgovišće
Veliko Trgovišće is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia located just south-west from nearby town Zabok. According to the 2011 census, there are 4,945 inhabitants in the municipality.
History
In the late 19th and ear ...
''), but also in West Slavic such as Slovak ''
Trhovište
Trhovište ( hu, Vásárhely) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1220 as 'Vasarhel'.
Geography
The village lies ...
'' or Polish ''
Targowica''. Additionally, places with the same name are found in Romania, in the regions of
Oltenia
Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...
,
Banat
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, and
Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...
.
The Romanian and Bulgarian towns with the same name are also
twinned.
History
Early history
The area of Târgoviște which was first inhabited is located where the
Saint Nicholas-Geartoglu Church
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and
Stelea Veche Church
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Having played professionally into his 40s, he played for all three major Liga I clubs in his country's capital, an ...
stand today. It was in this place that the first fortifications were built: a small stone building surrounded by a brick
wall
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* Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the supe ...
and a
moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive ...
, probably belonging to a local ruler. However, archaeological evidence is scarce and it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when it was erected.
Saxon colony
Another nucleus of the city was built by
Saxon colonists from
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
, in the area where the Catholic
Saint Mary Church St. Mary's Church, St. Mary the Virgin's Church, St. Mary Church, Saint Mary Church, or other variations on the name, is a commonly used name for specific churches of various Christian denominations.
Notable uses of the term may refer to:
Albania
...
is located, a church that was built during the early years of the colony. A local tradition says that the church was built in 1300. The colonists came around the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th century, the same period that
Câmpulung
Câmpulung (also spelled ''Cîmpulung'', , german: Langenau, Old Romanian ''Dlăgopole'', ''Длъгополе'' (from Middle Bulgarian)), or ''Câmpulung Muscel'', is a municipality in the Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is situated among t ...
was colonized. There is archeological evidence that the land occupied by the new colonists had been previously inhabited by locals, which leads to the conclusion that it had been approved by the local ruler.
The colonists influenced the local administration, as Târgoviște was the only town in Wallachia that had Transylvanian organization features, having official titles such as ''
birău'' and ''
folnog'', which are found in documents together with local officials, like ''
vornic
Vornic was a historical rank for an official in charge of justice and internal affairs. He was overseeing the Royal Court. It originated in the Slovak '' nádvorník''. In the 16th century in Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literall ...
'' and ''
pristav''. The town had a
night watch which was also known by a Latin term (''viglu'' < ''vigilia'') instead of the local terms such ''pază'' or ''strajă''. Under
Mircea the Elder
Mircea the Elder ( ro, Mircea cel Bătrân, ; c. 1355 – 31 January 1418) was the Voivode of Wallachia from 1386 until his death in 1418. He was the son of Radu I of Wallachia and brother of Dan I of Wallachia, after whose death he inherited th ...
(1383–1419), Târgoviște became the third capital of Wallachia.
After 1400, the town began to grow and become denser. In both the Saxon part (around the stronghold) and the Romanian part, there were several large dwellings with
cellars and
cocklestove
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s similar to those found in Central Europe. The wealth is also known based on the number of
treasure trove
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s discovered, the largest being a
hoard
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of 6,284 silver coins, found in the Saxon part of the town. The town gravitated around the Saxon part, this being valid until the Saxon community began its decline during the 16th century.
Capital of Wallachia
In the 15th century, the capital of Wallachia was
Curtea de Argeș
Curtea de Argeș () is a municipality in Romania on the left bank of the river Argeș, where it flows through a valley of the Southern Carpathians (the Făgăraș Mountains), on the railway from Pitești to the Turnu Roșu Pass. It is part of ...
, however, due to Târgoviște's economic growth, toward the end of the century, it became a secondary residence of the Wallachian hospodar. In 1396, Bavarian traveler
Johann Schiltberger
Johann (Hans) Schiltberger (1380) was a German traveller and writer. He was born of a noble family, probably at Hollern near Lohhof halfway between Munich and Freising.
Travels
Schiltberger joined the suite of Lienhart Richartinger in 1394, a ...
mentions both Curtea de Argeș and Târgoviște as capitals of Wallachia. While
Mircea I lived in Curtea de Argeș,
Michael I Michael I may refer to:
* Pope Michael I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark in 743–767
* Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor (died in 844)
* Michael I Cerularius, Patriarch Michael I of Constantinopl ...
, Mircea's son and co-prince lived in Târgoviște, where he continued to live even as a single ruler.
Dan II preferred Curtea de Argeș and he was the last hospodar to rule from that city, the court being finally moved to Târgoviște by
Alexandru Aldea in 1431.
![RO DB Targoviste - Buzau and Braila gate 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/RO_DB_Targoviste_-_Buzau_and_Braila_gate_2.jpg)
Throughout the period it was the capital of Wallachia, the (''Curtea Domnească din Târgoviște'') had been constantly refurbished and extended. The compound was surrounded by
stone wall
Stone walls are a kind of masonry construction that has been used for thousands of years. The first stone walls were constructed by farmers and primitive people by piling loose field stones into a dry stone wall. Later, mortar and plaster ...
s and a
moat
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and a new church and a tower had been built.
Vlad III Dracula
Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( ro, Vlad Țepeș ) or Vlad Dracula (; ro, Vlad Drăculea ; 1428/311476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most imp ...
("the Impaler") later added the
Chindia Tower
The Chindia Tower ( ro, Turnul Chindiei) is a tower in the Târgoviște Princely Court, Curtea Domnească monuments ensemble in Târgoviște, Romania, built in the 15th century. The tower was begun during the second reign of List of Wallachian rul ...
, now a symbol of the city.
Starting with 1565, for the next two centuries, the rulers alternated the capital between Târgoviște and Bucharest, often on political reasons, as the former was preferred by the rulers who were more friendly toward Transylvania and the King of Hungary. Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, Târgoviște was a major trade hub, especially with Poland,
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County.
According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...
, and
Sibiu
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.
By the 16th century, the Romanians became majority in the city, as some Saxons left for Transylvania and others were assimilated. Greek merchants began to settle in the city, especially after 1500, while Greek monks settled in the nearby
Dealu
Dealu ( hu, Oroszhegy, meaning "Russian Mountain"; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is known for its plum-based pálin ...
and
Panaghia
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monasteries.
As the capital of Wallachia, Târgoviște faced numerous sieges and invasions. In 1395, it was sieged and set on fire by
Bayezid I
Bayezid I ( ota, بايزيد اول, tr, I. Bayezid), also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt ( ota, link=no, یلدیرم بايزيد, tr, Yıldırım Bayezid, link=no; – 8 March 1403) was the Ottoman Sultan from 1389 to 1402. He adopted ...
. In 1457, the townsfolk of Târgoviște were punished by Vlad III Dracula for their involvement in the assassination of his brother: the elite of city was killed, while the young people were sent to work at his
Poenari Castle
Poenari Castle (), also known as Poenari Citadel (''Cetatea Poenari'' in Romanian language, Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania which was a home of Vlad the Impaler. at the Wayback Machine The citadel is situated high atop a mountain and ac ...
.
The Ottoman invasion of 1462 did not reach the city, being prevented by Vlad III through
The Night Attack
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. In 1476, the city was taken by
Stephen V Báthory
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following a fifteen-day siege intended to restore Vlad to the throne. Several other battles were fought near the city during the rules of
Neagoe Basarab
Neagoe Basarab (; c.1459 – 15 September 1521) was the Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521. Born into the boyar family of the Craioveşti (his reign marks the climax of the family's political influence) as the son of Pârvu Cra ...
and
Radu of Afumați
Radu of Afumați (? – 2 January 1529) was Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between January 1522 and January 1529 (with intermittences in the first year, because he lost the throne between April–June and August–October 1522). He began his reign ...
.
In 1597, the Hajduks of
Mihai Viteazul
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and
Starina Novak
Starina Novak ( sr-Cyrl, Старинa Новак; ro, Baba Novac; bg, Баба Новак, meaning "Old Novak") was a Serb ''hajduk'' (brigand and rebel) who distinguished himself in many battles against the Ottoman Empire. He is considered a n ...
fought and won a decisive battle against the
Ottoman Empire
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in Târgoviște.
Decline
After the capital was finally moved to
Bucharest
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during the rule of
Constantin Brâncoveanu
Constantin Brâncoveanu (; 1654 – August 15, 1714) was Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714.
Biography
Ascension
A descendant of the Craiovești boyar family and heir through his grandfather Preda of a considerable part of Matei Ba ...
(1688–1714), Târgoviște lost its importance, decaying economically as its population decreased.
Modern history
![Strada Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Târgoviște](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Strada_Alexandru_Ioan_Cuza%2C_T%C3%A2rgovi%C8%99te.JPG)
Târgoviște was the site of the
trial and execution of Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena on 25 December 1989 during the
Romanian Revolution
The Romanian Revolution ( ro, Revoluția Română), also known as the Christmas Revolution ( ro, Revoluția de Crăciun), was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred i ...
.
Geography
One village, Priseaca, is administered by the city.
Population
In 2011, there were 79,610 inhabitants. According to the 2002 census, 96.6% of the inhabitants were
Romanians
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and 2.84%
Roma
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** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
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people.
Transportation
Railway
![Gara Targoviste1930](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Gara_Targoviste1930.jpg)
Târgoviște is a
railway node A railway node is a location in a railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road ...
, with branches serving
Titu
Titu () is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 9,658 .
Location
The town in located in the southern part of the county, in the center of the Wallachian Plain. It lies at a distance of from the county seat, T ...
(joining there the
Ploiești
Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest.
The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...
and
Pietroșița
Pietroșița is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, H ...
lines).
![Gara Targoviste](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Gara_Targoviste.jpg)
Today, the city is served by multiple stations:
*Târgoviște (south-west of the town).
*Romlux halt (north-west).
*Teiș halt (former Târgoviște-Vest) (north).
*Târgoviște Nord station (north-east).
*Valea Voievozilor halt (east).
The railway station is open for both passenger traffic - with sales/reservation office and electronic ticketing machine - and merchandise traffic. Local halts serves the large industrial operators of the city -
Mechel
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, , ,
Erdemir
Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları T.A.Ş. 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 occupies the 43rd place ...
, , .
Roads
Located at a crossroads of ancient trade routes, the city can be easily approached from all sides. Târgoviște Municipality is located approximatively north-west of Bucharest, with a convenient access to
Henri Coandă International Airport
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport ( ro, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă București) is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, some north of ...
, located in
Otopeni
Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, some north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 15,850 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
Henri Coandă ...
, to the north of Bucharest.
Also, a number of county roads pass the city:
* DJ 711 Târgoviște —
Bujoreanca
* DJ 712 Târgoviște —
Șotânga
Șotânga is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 6.880 people. It is composed of two villages, Șotânga and Teiș. The Șotânga Coal Mine was a local open-pit
Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or ...
—
Vulcana-Pandele
Vulcana-Pandele is a Communes of Romania, commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gura Vulcanei, Lăculețe-Gară, Toculești, and Vulcana-Pandele.
References
Communes in Dâmbovița County
Locali ...
—
Brănești —
Pucioasa
Pucioasa () is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers six villages: Bela, Diaconești, Glodeni, Malurile, Miculești and Pucioasa-Sat.
The town is located on the middle course of the Ialomița River, north of Târgovi ...
* DJ 718A Târgoviște —
Dealu Monastery
Dealu Monastery is a 15th-century monastery in Dâmbovița County, Romania, located 6 km north of Târgoviște.
The church of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
Necropolis
Dealu Monastery narthex is considered one of the largest f ...
* DJ 719 Târgoviște —
Valea Voievozilor Valea may refer to several places in Romania:
* Valea, a village in Urmeniș Commune, Bistrița-Năsăud County
* Valea, a village in Pietrari, Dâmbovița, Pietrari Commune, Dâmbovița County
* Valea, a village in Bolboși Commune, Gorj County
* ...
* DJ 721 Târgoviște —
Colanu —
Văcărești —
Perșinari
Perșinari is a Communes of Romania, commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Perșinari. The commune was established in 2004, when the village was split off from Văcărești, Dâmbovița, Văcărești ...
—
Gura Șuții
Gura Șuții is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Gura Șuții and Speriețeni.
Geography
The commune is located in the central-southern area of the county, south of the county seat, Târgoviște, ...
—
Produlești
Produlești is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hu ...
—
Costești Deal
Public transport
In the city,
public transport
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is provided by
Public Transport
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...
and include bus and maxi-taxi. From 1995 until 2005,
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
es operated in the city. In 2005 public transport was developed and modernized, Public Transport becoming a passenger transport company in public-private partnership.
Twin towns – sister cities
Târgoviște is
twinned with:
*
Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana (officially in ca-valencia, Castelló de la Plana), or simply Castellón ( ca-valencia, Castelló, link=no) is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located in the east ...
, Spain
*
Căușeni
Căușeni () is a town and the administrative center of Căușeni District, Moldova.
Its population at the 2014 census was 15,939, of which 12,056 Moldovans, 1,119 Romanians, 747 Russians, 545 Ukrainians, 204 Bulgarians, 69 Gagauzians, 12 Gypsi ...
, Moldova
*
Corbetta, Italy
*
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real (, ; en, "Royal City") is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region.
History
It was founde ...
, Spain
*
Gioia del Colle
Gioia del Colle (; Barese: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. The town is located on the Murge plateau at above sea level, between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. Physical geography Territory ...
, Italy
*
Guilin
Guilin ( Standard Zhuang: ''Gveilinz''; alternatively romanized as Kweilin) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the nort ...
, China
*
Karadeniz Ereğli
Karadeniz Ereğli (or Ereğli) is a city and district in Zonguldak Province of Turkey on the Black Sea shore. Population of the city proper is 121,237 as of 2020. The mayor of the city is Halil Posbıyık. Mehmet Yapıcı is the District Governor o ...
, Turkey
*
Kazanlak
Kazanlak ( bg, Казанлък , Thracian and Greek Σευθόπολις (''Seuthopolis''), tr, 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 ...
, Bulgaria
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Nefteyugansk
Nefteyugansk (russian: Нефтеюга́нск) is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located south of the Ob River, close to the larger city of Surgut. Population:
History
It was founded on October 16, 1967, after an oil fie ...
, Russia
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Santarém, Portugal
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Targovishte
Targovishte ( bg, Търговище, also transliterated ''Tǎrgovište'', , tr, Eski Cuma) is a city in Bulgaria, the administrative and economic capital of Targovishte Province.
It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Pr ...
, Bulgaria
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2nd district of Budapest
The 2nd district of Budapest is a district of Budapest, Hungary. It has an area of 36.34 km² and is situated to the south of the 3rd district and to the north of the 1st district and the 12th district.
Notable places
* Széll Kálmá ...
, Hungary
Sport
The city has one football club,
FC Chindia Târgoviște
FC may refer to:
Businesses, organisations, and schools
* Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India
* Finncomm Airlines (IATA code)
* FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC
* Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Paki ...
which plays in the first tier of Romanian football, the
Liga I
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
.
Târgovişte is also home to
Municipal MCM Târgovişte
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
basketball club which competes in the
Romanian League
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
and the
EuroCup.
Natives
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Grigore Alexandrescu
Grigore Alexandrescu (; 22 February 1810, Târgovişte – 25 November 1885 in Bucharest) was a nineteenth-century Romanian poet and translator noted for his fables with political undertones.
He founded a periodical, ''Albina Româneascǎ'' ...
(1810–1885), poet
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Vasile Atanasiu
Vasile Atanasiu (April 25, 1886 – June 6, 1964) was a Romanian general in World War II.
Biography
He was born in Târgoviște, Romania in 1886, in a Greek-Romanian family, the son of Ștefan and Paulina Atanasiu. He graduated from the "Milit ...
(1886–1964), general
* (1881–1943), actor
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Ioan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești
Ioan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești (January 1, 1868 – December 14, 1946) was a Romanian short story writer and politician. The scion of a minor aristocratic family from Târgoviște, he studied law and, as a young man, drew close to the ''Junim ...
(1868–1946), writer
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Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-high ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March ...
(born 1990), tennis player
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Cornel Dinu
Cornel Dinu (born 2 August 1948) is a Romanian retired professional footballer and manager who played as a sweeper or a defensive midfielder.
He started out his playing career at hometown club Metalul Târgoviște in 1965, and went on to spen ...
(born 1948), football player
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Florin Pripu
Florin Pripu (born 1 August 1980) is a former professional Association football, football Defender (association football), defender who plays for teams such as Ethnikos Piraeus F.C., Ethnikos Piraeus, Panetolikos F.C., Panetolikos, A.E. Rodos, R ...
(born 1980), professional football player
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Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Ion Heliade Rădulescu or Ion Heliade (also known as ''Eliade'' or ''Eliade Rădulescu''; ; January 6, 1802 – April 27, 1872) was a Wallachian, later Romanian academic, Romanticism, Romantic and Classicism, Classicist poet, essayist, mem ...
(1802–1872), writer, philologist, politician
* (born 1991), poet
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Theodor Stolojan
Theodor Dumitru Stolojan (; born 24 October 1943) is a Romanian politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from September 1991 to November 1992. An economist by training, he was also one of the presidents of the National Liberal Party (PNL) bef ...
(born 1943), economist, politician
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Matei Vlădescu
Matei Vlădescu (February 2, 1835 – January 23, 1901) was a Wallachian-born Romanian soldier.
Born in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, he entered the Bucharest Military School for Officers in 1854, becoming a second lieutenant in 1856. He rose ...
(1835–1901), general and politician
Gallery
File:Târgoviște - Curtea Domnească 5.jpg, Princely Church
File:TurnulChindiei.jpg, Chindia Tower
File:Targoviste Catholic church 2.jpg, Roman Catholic Church
File:RO DB - Muzeul de Artă Targoviste (fosta Prefectura județeană).jpg, Art Museum (former County Prefecture)
File:Targoviste city hall 2.jpg, City Hall
File:Muzeul de istorie Dâmbovița.JPG, History Museum
Notes
References
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External links
A presentation of the Medieval Princely Court of Târgoviştencludes 25 contemporary photos, 3 ancient images, 2 layouts, a reconstruction of the Court, bibliography and many other info (in Romanian and in English).
Museums of Targoviste and of Dambovita county (in Romanian)
City Hall siteLocal Community Social Network
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Cities in Romania
Capitals of Romanian counties
Former capitals of Romania
Populated places in Dâmbovița County
Localities in Muntenia
Market towns in Wallachia
Place names of Slavic origin in Romania