Tirgu Jiu ( rum. Târgu Jiu , also may be spelled rum. Tîrgu Jiu ) is a city in Romania , the administrative center of the Gorj County . Located in Oltenia , in the Southern Subcarpathians , on the banks of the Zhiu River.
| City | |||
| Tirgu Jiu | |||
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| Târgu Jiu | |||
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| A country |  Romania | ||
| The priest | [[ Template: Gorge (the priest) ]] | ||
| The mayor | Florin Kurchiumaru | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Founded | 1406 | ||
| City with | 1597 | ||
| Area | 102 km² | ||
| Center height | 225 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 78,553 [1] people ( 2011 ) | ||
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| targujiu.ro | |||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Climate
- 3 Economics
- 4 Sports
- 5 notes
History
Tirgu Jiu settlement was founded in 1406. and received city rights in 1597. In 1748-1764, an Orthodox Cathedral was built in the city. The sculptor Konstantin Brynkushi, who grew up in the city, decorated the Heroes Street in the city with a complex of sculptures in 1938, including one of the “Endless Columns” . During the Second World War , a concentration camp for Jews and anti-fascists was located near the city. At the same time, beginning in the 1960s, the city began to grow rapidly due to the development of coal mining . In 1992, a university was founded in the city, named after Brynkushi.
Climate
The climate is temperate continental.
The average annual temperature is +10.2 ° C. The absolute maximum (+40.6 ° C) was recorded twice - September 8, 1946 and July 4, 2000 , the absolute minimum (−31 ° C) - January 24, 1942 .
| Climate Tirgu Jiu | |||||||||||||
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| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Absolute maximum, ° C | 18.3 | 21.7 | 26,4 | 31.8 | 37.5 | 36.6 | 40.6 | 39.0 | 40.6 | 31.5 | 26,4 | 20,0 | 40.6 |
| Average temperature, ° C | −2.4 | −0.3 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 15.9 | 19,4 | 21,4 | 20.8 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 0,0 | 10,2 |
| Absolute minimum, ° C | −31 | −28.3 | −24.7 | −4.6 | −1.2 | 2.2 | 5,0 | 2.6 | −4 | −9 | −15.1 | −26.9 | −31 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 52,4 | 50,0 | 45.4 | 63.6 | 83.3 | 92 | 64,4 | 57.6 | 53.5 | 64.5 | 62.6 | 63 | 726.3 |
| Source: Anuarul statistic al României 2007 ' [1] | |||||||||||||
Economics
The basis of the city’s economy is coal mining. Also developed are the textile , woodworking , glass industries, and the production of building materials ( cement , brick , tile ).
Sport
The city has the Pandurian Football Club . The city was born the famous Romanian football player Emil Dique .
Notes
- ↑ Recensamantul populatiei si Locuintelor 2011 (rum.) (Unavailable link) . INSSE (February 2, 2012). Date of treatment August 30, 2012. Archived on August 19, 2012.