Tirgu Neamt ( roman. Târgu Neamț , Hungarian. Nemtvasar , German Namtz ) is a city in Romania , in the Neamt County .
| City | |||
| Tirgu Neamt | |||
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| Târgu Neamț | |||
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| A country |  Romania | ||
| The priest | Yamtz | ||
| Mayor | Decebal Arnautu | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 47.31 km² | ||
| Center height | |||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 20856 [1] people ( 2007 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | (+40) 02 33 | ||
| Postcode | 615200 | ||
| Car code | NT | ||
| primariatgneamt.ro (rum.) | |||
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General information
The area of Tirgu Neamt is 47.31 km. The population is 20.856 people (as of 2007 ), the vast majority are Romanians . The population density is 441 people / km². Located at an altitude of 365 m above sea level.
Geography
Tirgu Neamt is located in the Neamt County ( county ), in the north of the historical region of Western Moldova , 30 kilometers from the administrative center of the County, the city of Piatra Neamt .
History
The territory where the city is located was inhabited by humans back in the Neolithic era. According to some Romanian historians (e.g. Hashdeu ), Tirgu Neamt was founded by the Teutonic Order in the 13th century to protect Transylvania from the Polovtsian raids - the Cuman , who settled on the territory of present-day Moldova . According to other sources, the city was created by Saxon immigrants who crossed the Carpathians from the Bistrita region and organized a shopping center here. The German origin of the founders of the city is also indicated in the name of the city by the addition of Neamt , which in Romanian means German , German . However, a number of Romanian scholars dispute the theory of the German origin of the city.
For the first time in written sources, the city of Tirgu Neamt was mentioned in 1387 . It is one of the oldest cities in the territory of the former principality of Moldova. Already in the XIV century there was a powerful fortress.
Attractions
In Targu Neamt, the medieval Nyamet fortress has been preserved. In the immediate vicinity of the city are the ancient monasteries of Veratek (10 km south of Tirgu Neamt), Neamt (10 km west of the city) and Agapia.
Famous Natives
- Idel, Moshe (born 1947) - religious scholar , Hebraist .
- Creanga, Ion (1837–1889) - Romanian writer.