Country Romania Area 47.31 kmĀ² | Mayor Vasile Harpa (Social Liberal Union) Population 20,496 | |
Targu Neamt ( German: , Hungarian: , Hebrew: ?, Latin: ) is a town in Neamt County, Romania, on the Neamt River. It had, as of 2002, a population of 20,496. Three villages are administered by the town: Blebea, Humulesti and Humulestii Noi.
Contents
- Map of Targu Neamt
- Doina hotel targu neamt targu neamt romania
- History
- Tourism and attractions
- References
Map of Targu Neamt
Doina hotel targu neamt targu neamt romania
History

Originally a market town, hence its name (in Romanian "targ" = market), it had an important role in Moldavian culture. It was first mentioned in a late-14th century document.

The name neamt is derived from the Slavic word nemeti meaning "snows". In many Slavic languages, nemeti also means "German", as Germans could not understand Slavic speakers when the cultures first met. "Neamt" is also a generic name for the German people in the Romanian language. This may lead to speculation of a German foundation of Targu Neamt, according to which Saxon colonists crossed the Carpathians from the Bistrita area and built a commercial township. Some Romanian historians, including B. P. Hasdeu consider that Targu Neamt was probably a Teutonic settlement from the 13th century, when the Teutonic Order made incursions from Transylvania against the Cumanic peoples that were living in Moldavia. Nowadays, historians disagree with this possibility mostly because of the long-lasting influences of the communist-nationalistic historiography which refused to accept the town was anything else than a Romanian-founded settlement.