Titu () is a town in

Dâmbovița County Dâmbovița County (; also spelt Dîmbovița) is a county () of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county. It is a traditional administra ...

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, with a population of 9,291 .

Location

The town in located in the southern part of the county, in the center of the

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. It lies at a distance of from the county seat,

Târgoviște Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște'') is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița (river), Ialomița River. Târgoviște was ...

, from

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, and from

Pitești Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș (river), Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in th ...

. Titu îs surrounded by several communes: Produlești and Braniștea to the north,

Odobești Odobești () is a town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. The town administers one village, Unirea. The town is located in the central part of the county, on the banks of the Milcov River, northwest of the county seat, Focșani F ...

and Potlogi to the south, Conțești and Lungulețu to the east, and Costeștii din Vale to the west.

Zones and administration

Titu is divided into three main zones: * ''Titu-gară'' – The main part of the city, it contains the town hall, the main school, the train station and most important buildings. * ''Titu-târg'' – A rural zone which includes the town's library and the second school. It was also the former center town. * ''Sălcuța'' – The smallest zone and a village in its own right, it is rural and features a church. It is also the place where the ''bâlci'' is held. The town administers five other villages: Fusea, Hagioaica, Mereni, Plopu, and Sălcuța.

Industry

The French automobile manufacturer

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is operating a technical centre near the town of Titu, that is used for testing and optimizing vehicles of the

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brand. It became operational in September 2010 and the cost of the investment raised to 166 million

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s. The centre includes 100 testing lines for parts and vehicles and of test tracks that allow simulating various running conditions encountered around the world. It has 300 employees and is located halfway between the Mioveni factory and the research centre in

. The town holds an annual fair on September 14.

Natives

* Dimitrie Dimăncescu (1896–1984), diplomat *

Ioan Dimăncescu Ioan Dem. Dimăncescu (October 12, 1898, Titu – September 26, 1951, Bucharest) was a Romanian army officer, with a degree in physical education. He participated in the Boy and Girl Scouts programs of Romania and was a Scout leader. Early life ...

(1898–1951), army officer * Ion Miu (born 1955), virtuoso cimbalom player

References

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