Map of Romania showing Târgovişte

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Târgovişte is a city in the Dâmboviţa county of Romania, it is situated on the right bank to the Ialomiţa River and it has a population of 89,000 (2003). This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... >Administrative map of Romania with Dâmboviţa county highlighted Dâmboviţa is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Târgovişte (population: 99,137). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

History

First attested in 1396, in the "Travel Memories" of Johannes Schiltberger, it became the capital of the Wallachian voivodship, probably during the reign of Mircea the Elder, when the Royal Court ("Curtea Domnească") was built. Vlad Ţepeş built the Chindia Tower, now a symbol of the city. Events September 25 - Bayezid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... A Voivodship ( Romanian: Voievodat, Polish: Województwo, Serbian: Vojvodstvo or Vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Portrait of Vlad III Vlad III Dracula (Also known as Vlad Ţepeş /tsepesh/ in Romanian or Vlad the Impaler) born November/December, 1431 - died December 1476, and reigned as Prince of Wallachia 1448, 1456-1462 and 1476. ...

Mihai Viteazul fought and won a decisive battle against the Turks in Târgovişte in 1597. Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul) (1558 - August 9, 1601), Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania (1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600), one of the greatest Romanias national heroes, who united for the first time the three Romanian principalities under his rule. ... Events January 24 - Battle of Turnhout. ...

After Constantin Brâncoveanu moved the capital to Bucharest, Târgovişte lost its importance, decayed economically and its population decreased. Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654 - August 26, 1714) was prince of Wallachia between 1689 and 1710. ... Bucharest (population 2. ...

Târgovişte was the site of the trial and execution of Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena in December 1989. . For other people named Ceausescu or Ceauşescu, see Ceausescu (disambiguation). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Turnul Chindiei

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Population

• 16th century: 60,000
• 1900: 9,400
• 1977:61,300
• 2003: 89,000

(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

External links

• A presentation of the Medieval Princely Court of Targoviste (http://www.patzinakia.ro/wallachiamediaevalis/targoviste-index.htm) - includes 25 contemporary photos, 3 ancient images, 2 layouts, a reconstruction of the Court, bibliography and many other info (in Romanian). At the Romanian Group for an Alternative History Website (http://www.patzinakia.ro/)
• Map of the city (http://www.aboutromania.com/maps112.html)