| Târgovişte | |||
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| Coordinates: 44°55′27″N 25°27′24″E / 44.92417°N 25.45667°E | |||
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Dâmboviţa County | ||
| Status | County capital | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Gabriel Boriga (Democratic Party) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 89,429 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://www.pmtgv.ro/ | ||
Târgovişte (old spelling: Tîrgovişte; Romanian pronunciation: [tɨrˈɡoviʃte]) is a city in the Dâmboviţa county of Romania. It is situated on the right bank of the Ialomiţa River. As of 2003[update], it had an estimated population of 89,000. One village, Priseaca, is administered by the city.
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Name
Târgovişte is a name derived from Slavic, its original meaning being of marketplace, cf. Serbian Трговиште and Bulgarian Търговище, being derived from the slavic word trъgъ, which means market.
History
First attested in 1396, in the Travel Accounts of Johannes Schiltberger, it became the capital of the Wallachian voivodship, probably during the reign of Mircea cel Bătrân, when the Royal Court ("Curtea Domnească") was built. Vlad III Dracula later added the Chindia Tower, now a symbol of the city.
In 1597 the Hajduks of Mihai Viteazul and Starina Novak fought and won a decisive battle against the Ottoman Empire in Târgovişte.
After Constantin Brâncoveanu moved the capital to Bucharest, Târgovişte lost its importance, decaying economically as its population decreased.
Târgovişte was the site of the trial and execution of Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena in December 1989. Interestingly, there are towns with the same name (albeit with different spellings as they are written in our days in the Cyrillic alphabet) in both Bulgaria and Serbia. The Romanian and Bulgarian towns are twinned. The name is of Slavic origin, from the root -trg- or -tǎrg- ("trade") and the placename suffix -ište, and means "marketplace".
Population
- 16th century: 60,000
- 1900: 9,400
- 1977: 61,300
- 2002: 89,930
Transportation
Railway
Targoviste Railway station is an important railway junction, linking Bucharest from the Ploieşti and Pietroşiţa. Railway station building was inaugurated on 2 January 1884, with rail Titu-Târgovişte. This railway was built by VII Company of the railway of I Engineering Regiment. On 27 May 1894 was inaugurated Târgovişte-Pucioasa railway. Ploiesti-Targoviste was inaugurated on 29 June 1946, although its construction had been started since 1929.
The city is served by Teis halt, Târgovişte 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 - MECHEL, Otelinox, UPET, Erdemir, 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.
| Drum naţional | Traseu | Lungime (km) | Drum European | Observaţii |
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| DN 71 | Tărtăşeşti — Târgovişte — Pucioasa — Sinaia | |||
| DN 72 | Găeşti — Târgovişte — Ploieşti | |||
| DN 72A | Târgovişte — Câmpulung |
Also, a number of county roads pass the city:
- DJ 711 Târgovişte — Bujoreanca
- DJ 712 Târgovişte — Şotânga — Vulcana-Pandele — Brăneşti — Pucioasa
- DJ 718A Târgovişte — Mănăstirea Dealu
- DJ 719 Târgovişte — Valea Voievozilor
- DJ 721 Târgovişte — Colanu — Văcăreşti — Perşinari — Gura Şutii — Produleşti —Costeşti Deal
Public Transport
In the city, public transport is provided by SC Public Transport S.A. and include bus, trolley 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
Kazanlak, Bulgaria- Targovishte, Bulgaria
Trakai, Lithuania
Orvault, France
Miami, United States
Corbetta, Italy
Santarem, Portugal
Vellinge, Sweden
Castellon de la Plana, Spain
Famous natives
- Vasile Blendea [1] (1895 - 1988), painter, sculptor artist
- Alexandru Brătescu-Voineşti (1868 - 1946), writer
- Iulian Chiriţă (1967), football player
- Cornel Dinu (1948), football player
- Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1802 - 1872), writer, philologist, politician
- Laurenţiu Reghecampf (1975), football player
- Laura Stoica (1967 - 2006), singer, composer, actress
- Theodor Stolojan (1943), economist, politician
- Claudiu Voiculeţ (1985), football player
- Sorana Cirstea (1990), tennis player
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Târgovişte |
- A presentation of the Medieval Princely Court of Târgovişte - includes 25 contemporary photos, 3 ancient images, 2 layouts, a reconstruction of the Court, bibliography and many other info (in Romanian).
- Museums of Targoviste and of Dambovita county (in Romanian and in English) Map of the city
- Official site
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