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Târgu Jiu
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city in Gorj County, Romania
Târgu Jiu is a city located in Gorj County in Romania. It is notable as a regional economic and cultural center in the southwestern part of the country.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Târgu Jiu
- Country
- Principality of Wallachia
- Located in
- Gorj County
- Population
- 26634
- Area
- 161.000000
- Elevation
- 268.000000
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Gorj County
- Official website
- www.targujiu.ro
- Image
- Primăria Târgu Jiu.JPG
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- Commons category
- Târgu Jiu
- topic's main category
- Category:Târgu Jiu
- contains settlement
- Ursați
- twinned administrative body
- Forbach
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Târgu Jiu
- postal code
- 210101–210260
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Târgu Jiu
- located in/on physical feature
- Oltenia
- native label
- Târgu Jiu
- owner of
- Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu
- phone number
- +40-253213317
- street address
- B-dul Constantin Brâncuşi, nr. 19
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- population by native language
- 25
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- P12749
- Kat
- inception
- 1406-11-23
- historical region
- Oltenia
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Encyclopedic overview
Târgu Jiu ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ˈʒiw], is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia, and Ursați.
The city is noted for the Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024.
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