1The development regions ofRomania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from theEuropean Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator,Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles,ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county
Dâmbovița County (Romanian pronunciation:[ˈdɨmbovitsa]ⓘ; also speltDîmbovița) is a county (județ) ofRomania, inMuntenia, with the capital city atTârgoviște, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county. It is a traditional administrative unit, first attested in 1512.
The county is named after theDâmbovița River, which is a name of Slavic origin, derived fromДъб, dâmb, meaning "oak", as it once flowed through the oak forests of theWallachian Plain.[5]
Dâmbovița county has a total area of 4,054 km2 (1.7% of the country's surface). It is situated in the south-central part of the country, on theIalomița andDâmbovița river basins.
The highest altitude isOmu Peak (2505 m) in theBucegi Mountains, while the lowest is between 120–125 m, in theTitu Plain. The administrative units of the county are: 2 municipalities, 5 cities, 82 communes, all encompassing an additional 361 villages.
Historically, the county was located in the central-southern part ofGreater Romania, in the northern part of the historical region ofMuntenia. The county included a large part of the present county. It was bordered to the west by the counties ofMuscel andArgeș, to the north byBrașov County, to the east byPrahova County, and to the south by the counties ofIlfov andVlașca.
Subsequently, the territory of the county was reorganized into eight districts by the abolition of Plasa Finta and the establishment of three new districts in its place:
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 309,676 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 96.9% Romanians, 2.1% Romanies, 0.2% Jews, 0.2% Hungarians, 0.1% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 98.9% Eastern Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Adventist, 0.1% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities.
In 1930, the county's urban population was 33,398 inhabitants, comprising 63.2% Romanians, 2.0% Jews, 1.3% Romanies, 1.2% Hungarians, 0.5% Greeks, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 94.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Jewish, 1.5% Roman Catholic, 0.6% Greek Catholic, 0.3% Calvinist, 0.3% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.
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