Târgu Cărbunești
Târgu Carbunesti is a town in Gorj County in Romania.
Location
Târgu Carbunesti is located in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, in the foothills of Parang mountains in the historic region of Oltenia. On both sides of Gilort - a left tributary of the Jiu - and the national road ( drum National) DN 67B is Târgu Carbunesti about 20 km east of the district capital Târgu Jiu away.
History
Archaeological finds reported by a settlement of the present city area since the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age. The village was built at the crossroads of several trade routes and was first mentioned in 1480 under the name Târgul Gilort. 1504 called the Wallachian Prince Radu cel Mare the market town in a document Petreşti. This designation or Petreştii de Sus remained until the beginning of the 20th century. The development of the town was facilitated by the commissioning of the railway line from Filiaşi after Târgu Jiu in the year 1888. 1968 Târgu Carbunesti received the status of a city.
Major industries of the city are the wood and construction industry, and the extraction of coal and petroleum.
Population
As of the 2002 census, lived in the town of 8,699 people, including 8,185 Romanians and 511 Roma.
Traffic
Târgu Carbunesti has rail connection since 1888. In Târgu Jiu direction and Filiaşi currently operate (2009) daily about four quick - and five commuter trains. In addition, bus services in the district capital Târgu Jiu. 1983 was taken from the city, a 23- km long railway line to Seciuri in operation, which is only for the transport of goods ( especially coal ).
Attractions
- Wooden Churches Cuvioasa Paraschiva ( 1698 ) and Adormirea Maicii Domnului (1832 )
- Monastery Sf. Ioan Botezătorul (1780 )
- Historical center
- The Tudor Arghezi Museum
Born in Târgu Carbunesti
- Florin Cioaba (1954-2013), Roma leaders and self-proclaimed " International King of the Gypsies "
- Luminiţa Cioaba (* 1957), Roma writer
- Lidia Şimon (* 1973 ), silver medalist in the marathon at the 2000 Olympic Games