Târgoviște
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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
Article
20 sectionsContents
- 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.