Welcome to County Dâmboviţa in the Muntenia region of Romania! Discover historic Târgovişte and surrounding villages, and understand the rich Muntenia culture unfolding in beautiful Dambovita. Rest Romania will help you find the perfect hotel or B&B in our Dâmboviţa Accommodation section, or a guest house or pensiune in a village nestled in the mountains. Explore all of Dâmboviţa from Târgovişte to Moreni and lesser population centres at Găeşti and Pucioasa, along with Titu and Fieni and a long list of communes!
Travel by rental car or tour bus and train through the Dâmboviţa region of Muntenia in Romania. Hotels in Târgovişte are well-priced, and great travel and tourism activities from shopping, to exploring the villages, folk art, castles, mountains and forests. See all of County Dâmboviţa, from Târgovişte to Moreni and lesser population centres at Găeşti and Pucioasa, along with Titu and Fieni and a long list of communes!
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County Dâmboviţa has two main towns, the county seat of Târgovişte and
Moreni. The are four other smaller towns, Găeşti, Pucioasa,
Titu, and Fieni, along with 76 communes.
The Târgovişte Centre
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Dâmboviţa is surrounded by the fellow Muntenia
region counties of Prahova and Ilfov (Bucharest) in the east, Argeş County
in the west, and both Teleorman County and Giurgiu County in the South.
The border with Transilvania and Braşov county is
to the north.
This county has a total area of 4, 054 km˛, over three main forms of
relief. In the North there are the mountains from the Southern
Carpathians group - the Bucegi Mountains and the Leaotă Mountains. In the
center there are the sub-carpathian hills and the South area is part of
the Romanian Plain.
The main river gives the county it's name, the Dâmboviţa River. Also
the Ialomiţa River flows in the North and East side. In the South the
Argeş River flows.
Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 541, 763 and the population density
was 134/km˛. It is one of the most densely populated counties in
Romania. The majority of the population - 96% are Romanians and the
biggest minority are the Rromas (Gypsies).
Economy
In Târgovişte there is one of the biggest factory of steel in
Romania. Also oil is extracted and refined. The predominant industries in
the county are Metalurgical industry, Oil extraction equipment, Food
industry, Home appliances, Textile industry, Chemical industry, and
Construction materials.
County Dâmboviţa has two main towns, the county seat of
Târgovişte and Moreni. The are four other smaller towns,
Găeşti, Pucioasa, Titu, and Fieni, along with 76 communes.
Car license plates start with DB, and
the telephone area code is x45
A Commune is a larger village which usually acts as a regional centre, with a
mayor, postal and police services, and sometimes larger stores. Other
villages may belong to the commune, and the over 2500 communes in Romania vary
widely in size.
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Târgovişte Church
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We have spacious rooms with double beds complimented with modern facilities - Cable TV, ergonomic furniture etc:
- 6 bedrooms with double orthopedic beds and cherry wooden furniture and a wooden rustic penthouse with 8 beds;
- Restaurant with Romanian Traditional food and international cuisine too, Access to an Internet connected computer and fax.
- The living is spacious, with sofa's, and armchairs, TV, mp3 player, video, caraoke, Hi-Fi unit 5.1 and games;
- Fitness room;
- Sauna;
- Darts, billiard, table tenis;
- Mountain Bikes;
- Laundry;
- 10 parking places.
(245) 772449FAX: (245) 772449
Pensiunea Alecsander, str. Lunca nr. 617 in Pietrosita
(21) 2556430
Pensiunea Banescu Ciresica, str. Lunca nr. 19 in Pietrosita
County Dâmboviţa has two main towns, the county seat of Târgovişte and
Moreni. The are four other smaller towns, Găeşti, Pucioasa,
Titu, and Fieni, along with 76 communes. 
