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40-515: Târgoviște ( Romanian pronunciation: [tɨrˈɡoviʃte] , alternatively spelled Tîrgoviște ) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County , Romania . It is situated 80 kilometres (50 miles) 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

80-484: A brick wall and a moat , probably belonging to a local ruler. However, archaeological evidence is scarce and it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when it was erected. Another nucleus of the city was built by Saxon colonists from Transylvania , in the area where the Catholic Saint Mary Church is located, a church that was built during the early years of the colony. A local tradition says that

120-624: A conflict broke out between the two and in 1330, Charles I organized an expedition against the "unfaithful" Basarab and destroyed the Argeș stronghold. The tradition of Wallachian chronicles differ from the Hungarian documents: they don't mention Basarab I and instead, they claim that Argeș was founded in 1290 by Radu Negru who crossed the Carpathians from Transylvania to found the cities of Curtea de Argeș and Câmpulung. While Câmpulung

160-525: A convenient access to Henri Coandă International Airport , located in Otopeni , to the north of Bucharest. Also, a number of county roads pass the city: In the city, public transport is provided by Public Transport and include bus and maxi-taxi. From 1995 until 2005, trolleybuses operated in the city. In 2005 public transport was developed and modernized, Public Transport becoming a passenger transport company in public-private partnership. Târgoviște

200-726: A mayor, Mihail Ștefănesu Goangă oversaw the building of the city's first paved roads, post office, and central market. Florian Ștefănescu-Goangă founded the summer school of the Babeș-Bolyai University in Curtea de Argeș, which later became the Vlaicu Vodă National College  [ ro ] , one of the most prestigious high schools in Romania. During the Communist regime , state-led industrialization led to

240-578: A new church and a tower had been built. Vlad III Dracula ("the Impaler") later added the Chindia Tower , now a symbol of the city. Starting with 1565, for the next two centuries, the rulers alternated the capital between Târgoviște and Bucharest , often on political reasons, as the former was preferred by the rulers who were more friendly toward Transylvania and the King of Hungary . Throughout

280-406: A railway linking Curtea de Argeș to Bucharest ; the city's railway station, designed by architect André Lecomte du Noüy  [ ro ] and constructed by engineer Elie Radu in 1898, stands out as one of the distinctive architectural masterpieces of the city. The Ștefănescu-Goangă brothers, Mihail and Florian, contributed to modernizing the city's infrastructure during 1920s and 1930s. As

320-530: A single ruler. Dan II preferred Curtea de Argeș and he was the last hospodar to rule from that city, the court being finally moved to Târgoviște by Alexandru Aldea in 1431. Throughout the period it was the capital of Wallachia, the Târgoviște Princely Court ( Curtea Domnească din Târgoviște ) had been constantly refurbished and extended. The compound was surrounded by stone walls and a moat and

360-637: Is Bucharest , which has a status similar to that of a county, and is officially subdivided into six administrative sectors . In Moldova, which has thirteen municipii , a 2002 law provides that the status applies to the cities that play an important role in the country's economic, social, cultural, scientific, political and administrative life. † lost status in 1938 Of the seventeen municipii created in 1925, three are no longer in Romania: Cernăuți , Cetatea Albă , and Chișinău . Additionally, Bălți became one in 1929; together with Cetatea Albă, it lost

400-656: Is twinned with: The city has one football club, FC Chindia Târgoviște which plays in the second tier of Romanian football, the Liga II . Târgovişte is also home to Municipal MCM Târgovişte basketball club which competes in the Romanian League and the EuroCup . [REDACTED] Media related to Târgoviște at Wikimedia Commons Municipiu In Romania, this status is given to towns that are large and urbanized; at present, there are 103 municipii . There

440-470: Is administered by the city. In 2021, there were 66,965 inhabitants. According to the 2002 census, 96.6% of the inhabitants were Romanians and 2.84% Roma people. Târgoviște is a railway node , with branches serving Titu (joining there the Ploiești and Pietroșița lines). The railway station building was inaugurated on 2 January 1884, served by the then new line from Titu to Târgoviște. This first line

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480-633: Is no clear benchmark regarding the status of municipiu even though it applies to localities which have a sizeable population, usually above 15,000, and extensive urban infrastructure. Localities that do not meet these loose guidelines are classified only as towns ( orașe ), or if they are not urban areas, as communes ( comune ). Cities are governed by a mayor and local council. There are no official administrative subdivisions of cities even though, unofficially, municipalities may be divided into quarters/districts ( cartiere in Romanian ). The exception to this

520-546: Is sometimes credited as the first capital of Wallachia, the Wallachian chronicles mention only Curtea de Argeș as being the capital, this being supported by the fact that the Hungarian documents mention that Charles I attacked the Argeș stronghold and not the Câmpulung one. After 1340, a new royal court was built at Argeș, containing a palace and a church, the whole compound having an area of 0.76 hectares (1.9 acres). It

560-769: The 2021 census , the city had a population of 66,965 people, making it the 27th largest in the country. The name Târgoviște is a Slavic name which the city acquired in the Middle Ages . It is derived from the old Slavonic word for " marketplace ", referring to the place rather than the market itself. The name is found in placenames not only in South Slavic areas (Bulgarian Търговище , Serbian Трговиште and Croatian Veliko Trgovišće ), but also in West Slavic such as Slovak Trhovište , Czech Trhoviště or Polish Targowica . Additionally, places with

600-521: The Argeș River with ancient " Ordessos ", however the name is unlikely to be derived from this name. The oldest Slavonic documents use an "Arghiș" form, which might suggest a Cuman or Pecheneg etymology, from the root arghiš ("higher ground", "heights"). The original name was Argeș , which was then used for the name of the river as well. One of the oldest towns in Wallachia , Curtea de Argeș

640-536: The 15th and 16th centuries, Târgoviște was a major trade hub, especially with Poland , Brașov , and Sibiu . By the 16th century, the Romanians became majority in the city, as some Saxons left for Transylvania and others were assimilated. Greek merchants began to settle in the city, especially after 1500, while Greek monks settled in the nearby Dealu and Panaghia monasteries. As the capital of Wallachia, Târgoviște faced numerous sieges and invasions. In 1395, it

680-461: The 15th century, the capital of Wallachia was Curtea de Argeș , however, due to Târgoviște's economic growth, toward the end of the century, it became a secondary residence of the Wallachian hospodar. In 1396, Bavarian traveler Johann Schiltberger mentions both Curtea de Argeș and Târgoviște as capitals of Wallachia. While Mircea I lived in Curtea de Argeș, Michael I , Mircea's son and co-prince lived in Târgoviște, where he continued to live even as

720-649: The 17th century the bishopric moved to Bacău due to the decrease in the number of local Catholics. A Greek Orthodox archbishopric of Argeș was established in 1396, under authority of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople by Callistus I , but disputed by the Bulgarian Patriarchate of Ochrid . The Orthodox Metropolitan's seat was moved to Târgoviște in 1517, just before the Catholic bishopric ended its activity. However, at

760-760: The Catholic bishop of (Hungarian) Transylvania and they were settled in the city. In 1381, the Latin Diocese of Argeș was founded as then-only Catholic bishopric in Wallachia, suffragan of the Hungarian Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kalocsa . No incumbent names are available. It was suppressed in 1519/20 (just after the Orthodox Metropolis), its territory being used in 1590 to establish the Diocese of Bacău . In

800-456: The Saxon part of the town. The town gravitated around the Saxon part, this being valid until the Saxon community began its decline during the 16th century. Câmpulung (14th century) Curtea de Argeș ( c. 14th century–1418) Târgoviște (1418–1659) Baia (14th century) Siret (14th century) Suceava (1388–1564) Alba Iulia (1570–1692) Sibiu (1692–1791; 1848–1861) In

840-584: The autonomy of the town and led to further economic slump. The united country's first modern king, Carol I of Romania renovated the Curtea de Argeș Monastery and designated it as a royal necropolis in 1886. Curtea de Argeș became the burial place for the Royal House of Romania (a branch of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty ), including Carol I, Ferdinand I and Queen Marie , and Michael I and Queen Anne . King Carol I also built

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880-430: The church was built in 1300. The colonists came around the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th century, the same period that Câmpulung was colonized. There is archeological evidence that the land occupied by the new colonists had been previously inhabited by locals, which leads to the conclusion that it had been approved by the local ruler. The colonists influenced the local administration, as Târgoviște

920-538: The city was taken by Stephen V Báthory following a fifteen-day siege intended to restore Vlad to the throne. Several other battles were fought near the city during the rules of Neagoe Basarab and Radu of Afumați . In 1597, the Hajduks of Mihai Viteazul and Starina Novak fought and won a decisive battle against the Ottoman Empire in Târgoviște. After the capital was finally moved to Bucharest during

960-663: The close of the 18th century, it again became the seat of the modern Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel , under the Metropolis of Wallachia and Dobrudja . The city is the site of several medieval churches (among them the Curtea de Argeș Cathedral ) having been an Orthodox bishopric again since the close of the 18th century. The most important church is the Princely Church of Saint Nicholas built by Basarab I , completely renovated in 2003–2004. It resembles

1000-414: The construction of several major factories in the city, which became a major producer of agricultural proteins, porcelain, and textiles. During the 1990s, most of the communist-era industries closed down, but Curtea de Argeș remains a manufacturing center for textiles and high-end fashion. In the first decades of the 14th century, a group of German Catholics from Saxony were brought under the authority of

1040-405: The large industrial operators of the city - Mechel , Oțelinox  [ ro ] , Upet  [ ro ] , Erdemir , Romlux  [ ro ] , Rondocarton  [ ro ] . Located at a crossroads of ancient trade routes, the city can be easily approached from all sides. Târgoviște Municipality is located approximatively 80 kilometres (50 miles) north-west of Bucharest, with

1080-472: The railway from Pitești to the Turnu Roșu Pass . It is part of Argeș County . The city also administers one village, Noapteș. On 7 July 1947 the total rainfall in Curtea de Argeș was 205.7 mm (8.10 in) in 20 minutes, which is a world record. The present name, literally The Court upon (river) Argeș , refers to the former status of the town as the capital of Wallachia. Some historians identify

1120-622: The rule of Constantin Brâncoveanu (1688–1714), Târgoviște lost its importance, decaying economically as its population decreased. Târgoviște was the site of the torture and execution of Tudor Vladimirescu on 7 June 1821 during the Wallachian uprising . Târgoviște was the site of the trial and execution of Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena on 25 December 1989 during the Romanian Revolution . One village, Priseaca,

1160-494: The same name are found in Romania, in the regions of Oltenia , Banat , and Moldavia . The Romanian and Bulgarian towns with the same name are also twinned . The area of Târgoviște which was first inhabited is located where the Saint Nicholas-Geartoglu Church and Stelea Veche Church stand today. It was in this place that the first fortifications were built: a small stone building surrounded by

1200-622: The status from 1998 to 2002, and regained it in 2016. Additionally, Căușeni , Taraclia , Dubăsari , and Rîbnița held the status from 1998 to 2002. Curtea de Arge%C8%99 Curtea de Argeș ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkurte̯a de ˈardʒeʃ] ) is a municipality in Romania on the left bank of the river Argeș , where it flows through a valley of the Southern Carpathians (the Făgăraș Mountains ), on

1240-526: The third capital of Wallachia. After 1400, the town began to grow and become denser. In both the Saxon part (around the stronghold) and the Romanian part, there were several large dwellings with cellars and cocklestoves similar to those found in Central Europe. The wealth is also known based on the number of treasure troves discovered, the largest being a hoard of 6,284 silver coins, found in

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1280-692: The title in 1938. Cluj and Oradea temporarily lost the title in 1940 as a result of the Second Vienna Award , while it was granted to Odessa and Tiraspol during the Transnistria Governorate period. The status was not used between 1950 and 1968, so that cities which lost it in 1950 were reassigned it in 1968. The most recent municipii were created in 2003. Chișinău, Tiraspol, Bălți, and Bender/Tighina have been municipii continuously since 1995, and Comrat since 1998. Cahul, Edineț, Hîncești, Orhei, Soroca, and Ungheni held

1320-403: The trade with Sibiu and Brașov also led to a population decline. After the Curtea de Argeș Monastery was built during the rule of Neagoe Basarab , the rulers of Wallachia favored it and, apart from donations (part of the town's domain), they gave it rights over the town. The monastery presided over trials in the marketplace and it was allowed to build customs house and mills. This eroded

1360-705: Was built by the VIIth Rail Company of the Ist Engineering Regiment of the Romanian Army . On 27 May 1894, an extension of this line to Pucioasa was inaugurated. The Ploiești–Târgoviște branch construction was started in 1929, but officially inaugurated only on 29 June 1946. Today, the city is served by multiple stations: The railway station is open for both passenger traffic - with sales/reservation office and electronic ticketing machine - and merchandise traffic. Local halts serves

1400-646: Was here that the Metropolitan Orthodox Church of Wallachia was founded in 1359. The town traded with Transylvania , focusing on the town of Sibiu , to which it had a direct road crossing the Olt Valley and Țara Loviștei  [ ro ] . The commercial area of the town was around the court and the St. Nicholas in Târg Church, where the bazar was located. This Argeș court

1440-402: Was sieged and set on fire by Bayezid I . In 1457, the townsfolk of Târgoviște were punished by Vlad III Dracula for their involvement in the assassination of his brother: the elite of the city were killed, while the young were sent to work at his Poenari Castle . The Ottoman invasion of 1462 did not reach the city, being prevented by Vlad III through the night attack at Târgoviște . In 1476,

1480-400: Was the capital of a small local state which was the start for the unification of the lands south of the Carpathians . The oldest archeological evidence of it being the seat of such a ruler date from the 13th century. Câmpulung was the seat of Basarab I , the voivode of Wallachia , who was first mentioned in a document written in 1324 at the court of Charles I of Hungary . The next year,

1520-477: Was the only town in Wallachia that had Transylvanian organization features, having official titles such as birău and folnog , which are found in documents together with local officials, like vornic and pristav . The town had a night watch which was also known by a Latin term ( viglu < vigilia ) instead of the local terms such pază or strajă . Under Mircea the Elder (1383–1419), Târgoviște became

1560-508: Was the residence of the Wallachian hospodars until Mircea I of Wallachia , included. The following rulers used both Argeș and Târgoviște as the seats of the court and traveler Johann Schiltberger mentioned that in 1396 both cities were capitals. From 1396 to 1460, Wallachia was tributary to the Sunni-Islamic Ottoman Empire , the hospodars being vassals of its Great Sultan. During the 15th century, their court

1600-503: Was used alternately with the one in Târgoviște , but in the 16th century, the capital was completely moved to Târgoviște and the Argeș court was rarely visited. Argeș was one of the most important towns in Wallachia in the 14th and 15th centuries, but starting with the 16th century, its importance began to fade. The Orthodox Metropolitan's seat was moved to Târgoviște in 1517, while the Catholic bishopric ended its activity in 1519. A fall in

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