Dâmbovița County (; also spelt Dîmbovița) is a county () of

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, in

Muntenia Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the rarely used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in Ro ...

, with the capital city at

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

, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county. It is a traditional administrative unit, first attested in 1512.

Demographics

In 2021, it had a population of 479,404 and the population density was 120/km². It is one of the most densely populated counties in Romania. *

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

– 87.09% * Roma - 3.96% *

Bulgarians Bulgarians (, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language. They form the majority of the population in Bulgaria, ...

- 0.31% * Serbians 0.1% * Others - 0.13% * Unknown - 8.41%

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 (1.7% of the country's surface). It is situated in the south-central part of the country, on the Ialomița and Dâmbovița river basins. The highest altitude is Omu Peak (2505 m) in the

Bucegi Mountains The Bucegi Mountains ( ) are located in central Romania, south of the city of Brașov. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains. At , ''Omu Peak, Omu'' is its highest point. To the east, the Bucegi Mountains ha ...

, while the lowest is between 120–125 m, in the Titu Plain. The administrative units of the county are: 2 municipalities, 5 cities, 82 communes, all encompassing an additional 361 villages.

Neighbouring counties

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian language, Hungari ...

in the North. *

Prahova County Prahova County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/k ...

in the East. *

Ilfov County Ilfov () is the Counties of Romania, county that surrounds Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It used to be largely rural, but, after the fall of communism, many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns, whi ...

in the South-East. * Teleorman County and Giurgiu County in the South. * Argeș County in the West.

Economy

One of the biggest steel factories in Romania is located In

. 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

– the ancient capital of

. *The Pucioasa Resort. *The Ialomița River Valley - filled with holiday resorts, camping sites, waterfalls and natural reserves. *The Babele and Bucegi Sphinx.

Trivia

* Glod, a small village in this area, was used to represent

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in the filming of the

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movie '' Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan''. *Its capital,

, was the seat of

Vlad the Impaler Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( ) or Vlad Dracula (; ; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian hi ...

, the namesake of

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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 **

– 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 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. The commune is situated in the southern foothills of the ...

Historical county

Historically, the county was located in the central-southern part of Greater Romania, in the northern part of the historical region of

. 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

, to the east by

, 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
/ref> #Plasa Finta, headquartered at Finta #Plasa Găești, headquartered at Găești #Plasa Pucioasa, headquartered at Pucioasa #Plasa Târgoviște, headquartered at

#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.

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