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Country
  
Romania

Status
  
Town

Area
  
42.51 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 12:18 AM

County
  
Dâmbovița County

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Population
  
12,228 (2010)

Titu

Website
  
http://primariatitu.ro/

Weather
  
11°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 60% Humidity

Titu ([ˈtitu]) is a town in Dâmbovița County, southern Romania, with a population of 10,226 as of 2002, best known for its yearly September 14 fair (bâlci).

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Map of Titu, Romania

Zones and administration

Titu is divided into three main zones:

  • Titu-gară – The main part of the city, it contains the town hall, the main school, the train station and most important buildings.
  • Titu-târg – A rural zone which includes the town's library and the second school. It was also the former center town.
  • Sălcuța – The smallest zone and a village in its own right, it is rural and features a church. It is also the place where the bâlci is held.

    • The town administers five other villages: Fusea, Hagioaica, Mereni, Plopu and Sălcuța.

    Industry

    The French automobile manufacturer Renault is operating a technical centre near the town of Titu, that is used for testing and optimizing vehicles of the Dacia brand. It became operational in September 2010 and the cost of the investment raised to 166 million euro. The centre includes 100 testing lines for parts and vehicles and 32 kilometres (20 miles) of test tracks that allow simulating various running conditions encountered around the world. It has 300 employees and is located at the half of the distance between the Mioveni factory and the research centre in Bucharest.

    Notable people

  • Ion Miu (born 1955), virtuoso cimbalom player, was born in Titu

    • References

    Titu Wikipedia
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