Târgu Neamț

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Târgu Neamț
Németvásár
Coat of arms of Târgu Neamț
Târgu Neamț (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : West Moldova
Circle : Neamț
Coordinates : 47 ° 12 '  N , 26 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 12 '10 "  N , 26 ° 22' 10"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 365  m
Area : 47.31  km²
Residents : 18,695 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 395 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 615200
Telephone code : (+40) 02 33
License plate : NT
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 3 districts / cadastral communities: Blebea , Humuleşti , Humuleştii Noi
Mayor : Vasilică Harpa ( PSD + UNPR )
Postal address : St. Ștefan cel Mare, no. 62
loc. Târgu Neamț, jud. Neamț, RO-615200
Website :

Targu Neamt ( Hungarian Németvásár , German Niamtz ) is a town in the district of Neamt in the West of Moldova in Romania .

location

Târgu Neamț is located on the eastern edge of the Stânişoara Mountains , which is part of the Eastern Carpathians . The Neamț (also Ozana ) flows through the city . The district capital Piatra Neamț is located about 30 km south of Târgu Neamț.

history

The area of ​​today's city was already settled in the Neolithic , the Bronze Age and the Dacian times. Târgu Neamț was first mentioned in a document between 1387 and 1392. Whether the city was founded by German settlers, as the name suggests (Rum. Neamț = "German"), is disputed among Romanian historians.

Târgu Neamț was one of the oldest cities in the Principality of Moldova . The nearby castle Neamț , which existed since the 14th century and which was expanded under Ștefan cel Mare , played an important role for the city .

In the 17th and 18th centuries, with the decline of the Principality of Moldova and under Ottoman rule, there was also a stagnation in the development of the city. In the 19th century, many Jews moved from Transylvania ; Târgu Neamț experienced a renewed boom, which continued until the Second World War . During the communist era, the city did not have any large-scale operations, so the population grew more slowly than in other cities.

population

At the first count in 1772, 145 houses were registered in Târgu Neamț; in 1835 there were 519 families. In 1915 there were 9115 inhabitants; the peak of the population was reached in 1997 with 22,700. The 2002 census recorded 20,496 inhabitants in the city, including 20,152 Romanians , 12 Hungarians , 302 Roma , 12 Jews and 2 Germans .

traffic

Târgu Neamț is the end of a railway line that went into operation in 1986 and runs from the Paşcani railway junction . Local trains run into this city several times a day. There are regular bus connections. a. to Piatra Neamț and to Iași .

Târgu Neamț is on the national roads Drum naional 15B and Drum național 15C . According to current planning (2008) an A4 motorway , which is to connect Iași with the north-west of the country, will pass through Târgu Neamț.

Attractions

  • Neam Castle

  • Neam Castle

  • Neam Castle

  • Wooden church in Agapia

  • Agapia Monastery

  • Sihăstria Monastery (old church)

  • Sihăstria Monastery (New Church)

  • Sihăstria Monastery (New Church)

  • Secu Monastery (2008)

  • Secu Monastery (2012)

Personalities

Parish partnership

Web links

Commons : Târgu Neamț  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur (ed.): The Moldau-Wallachians or Romanes and the Russian protection. Johann Urban Kern, Breslau 1855. online
  3. ↑ a b Târgu Neamț website accessed on February 4, 2016
  4. ↑ 2002 census, accessed November 27, 2008
  5. ↑ Information on Sihla Monastery at viziteazaneamt.ro (Romanian).
  6. ↑ Information on the Sihăstria monastery at viziteazaneamt.ro (Romanian).