| Târgu Jiu | |||
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| Location of Târgu Jiu | |||
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| Country | Flag of Romania Romania | ||
| County | Gorj County | ||
| Status | County capital | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Florin Cîrciumaru (Social Democratic Party) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 102 km² (39,4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 101.562 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website: http://www.targujiu.ro/ | |||
Târgu Jiu (also spelled Tîrgu Jiu) is the capital of Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. It was attested for the first time in 1406.
Starting with the 1960s, coal surface mining contributed to a rapid population growth. Other local industries include wood, machine building, textiles, glassware and construction materials (cement).
During World War II, a detention camp for political prisoners (especially members of the Romanian Communist Party) was located near the city.
Constantin Brâncuşi has several large sculptures displayed in Târgu Jiu: The Table of Silence, The Gate of the Kiss, Chairs' Alley and The Endless Column. The main soccer team of the city is Pandurii Târgu-Jiu who own the stadium Stadionul Municipal (Târgu Jiu) .
Population[]
- 1900: 6,634
- 1940: 26,634
- 2000: 96,634
- 2002: 101,562
Transport[]
- The public transport system of Targu Jiu consists of 2 trolley tram lines and 8 bus lines. It is operated by S.C. Transloc. S.A. A ticket for one travel is around 0.3€. The town taxicabs are between cheap and expensive. You may find nice taxi drivers that take you not more than 0.2-0.3€/km.
- The main railway station is situated on Nicolae Titulescu Blvd. It was built recently, few over 20 years.
- The city's road network consists in 5 boulevards (Blvd. "Constantin Brancusi", Blvd. "Nicolae Titulescu", Blvd. "Republicii", Blvd. "Ecaterina Teodoroiu", Blvd. "Unirii"). The main street of the city is Calea Victoriei. The largest boulevard in Targu Jiu is Blvd. "Ecaterina Teodoroiu".
- Targu Jiu is crossed by many important roads, such as E 79, E 67 and DN 67.
Education[]
Main high schools[]
- National College "Ecaterina Teodoroiu"
- National College "Tudor Vladimirescu"
- National College "Spiru Haret"
University[]
Constantin Brancusi University
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