Târgoviște is a city in Romania, being the county seat of the Dâmbovița County. It is situated on the right bank of the Ialomiţa River. At the 2011 census Târgoviște had a population of 73,964,making it the 26th largest city in Romania. One of the most important cities in the history of Wallachia, it was its capital between early 15th century and 16th centurye name "Târgoviște" is a Slavic name which the city acquired in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Bulgarian word for marketplace referring to the place rather than the market itself, which might suggest that the market (târg) may have at one time been temporarily interrupted.
The name found in placenames not only in South Slavic areas but also in West Slavic such as Slovakian Trhovište. Additionally, places with the same name are found in Romania, in the regions of Oltenia, Banat, and Moldavia.The Romanian and a Bulgarian town with the same name are also twinned.
