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Târgoviște

Also known as Târgovişte, Targoviste, Tergowisch

Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled Tîrgoviște) 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.

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Târgoviște is a city in central Romania located northwest of Bucharest that serves as the administrative center of Dâmbovița County. The city sits along the Ialomița River and functions as an important regional hub for the area.

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Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: municipality
Romanian subdivision.county: Dâmbovița
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Târgoviște
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: Coat of arms of Târgoviște, Romania.svg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Left to right, top to bottom: Târgoviște Princely Court, , , Art Museum, Chindia Tower, ,
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Targoviste jud Dambovita.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Dâmbovița County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Cristian Stan
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 292
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 50.4
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 130002–130169
Romanian subdivision.area_code: (+40) 02 45

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Official website

MUNICIPIUL TÂRGOVIȘTE

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Târgoviște
Demonym: تَرْغَوِشْتِيٌّ
Country: Kingdom of Romania
Located in: Dâmbovița County
Population: 66965
Area: 50.4
Elevation: 260.000000
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Capital of: Principality of Wallachia
Official website: www.pmtgv.ro
Image: Biserica Domnească Adormirea Maicii Domnului (2).jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Târgoviște
twinned administrative body: Castellón de la Plana
Commons category: Târgoviște
contains settlement: Priseaca
category for people born here: Category:Births in Târgoviște
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Târgoviște
postal code: 130002–130169
category of associated people: Category:People from Târgoviște
native label: Târgoviște
time of earliest written record: 1396-00-00
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
phone number: +40-245611222
street address: Str. REVOLUTIEI nr. 1-3, cod postal 130011
population by native language: 21
P12749: Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
email address: mailto:[email protected]
historical region: Muntenia
inception: 1396-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Early history
Saxon colony
Capital of Wallachia
Decline
Modern history
Geography
Population
Transportation
Railway
Roads
Public transport
Twin towns – sister cities
Sport
Notable people
Gallery
Notes
References
External links

Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled Tîrgoviște) 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 most important cities in the history of Wallachia, as it was its capital from 1418 to 1659. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 66,965 people, making it the 27th largest in the country.

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