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Târgovişte is also a city inRomania .", "old Friday": meaning of "old bazaar" in reference to the trading role of the city in the past and it's crossroads location) is a city inBulgaria , capital ofTargovishte Province . It is situated at the southern foot of the low mountain of Preslav on both banks of the Vrana River. It is 339 km north-east ofSofia , 41 km west ofShumen , 25 km north-west of Veliki Preslav, 24 km north-east of Omurtag, 100 km north-east ofVeliko Tarnovo , 36 km south ofRazgrad , and 35 km south-east ofPopovo . It was an ancient market settlement.First mentioned in 1573 in Ottoman tax registers, it was already an administrative centre in 1658. In the 18th and 19th centuries it became a famous market for animals and craft products called "Eski Cuma". A monastical school was opened in in the 18th century and a secular one was established in 1846, with
Petko Slaveykov being a teacher there; a "chitalishte " was also built. Industrial development began after theSecond World War . Factories producing car batteries and machines for the food industry were opened; later, furniture and textile industries developed. One of Bulgaria's largest wine production factories is located there. The town is a cultural centre. In 2000, ruins of an Ancient Roman town called "Missionis" (Мисионис) were unearthed near Targovishte.It is a multiethnic city which has predominant Bulgarian (55%) population with sizeable Turkish (35%) and Roma (6%) minorities. There are two
Bulgarian Orthodox churches,Dormition of the Theotokos (1847) andSaint John of Rila , and onemosque . The local football team is calledPFC Svetkavitsa ("lightning") and plays in theB PFG . The city is also noted for itsshooting sports traditions. There is also a drama theatre and a puppet theatre.Gallery
Twin cities
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Cottbus ,Germany
*Târgovişte ,Romania
*Smolensk ,Russia
*Santa Maria da Feira ,Portugal
*Waterloo, Iowa ,United States
*Kozani ,Greece
*Suresnes ,France Honour
Targovishte Glacier onGreenwich Island in theSouth Shetland Islands ,Antarctica is named after Targovishte.External links
* [http://www.targovishte.bg Official website of Targovishte municipality]
* [http://www.targovishte.info Info portal of Targovishte municipality]
* [http://www.targovishtebg.com Another info portal of Targovishte]
* [http://www.targo.org Another info portal of Targovishte]
* [http://creative.linia.net Gallery with pictures from Targovishte. Photography and web design firm based in Targovishte]
* [http://www.tyrgovishte.com Portal of Targovishte]
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