Targovishte

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A street in Targovishte
A street in Targovishte
Târgovişte is also a city in Romania.

Targovishte (Bulgarian: Търговище, "marketplace"; Turkish: Eski Cuma) is a city (population: 46 000; 170 m above sea-level) in Bulgaria, capital of Targovishte Province. It is situated at the southern foot of the low mountain of Preslav along either bank of the Vrana River. It is 339 km north-east of Sofia, 41 km west of Shumen, 25 km north-west of Veliki Preslav, 24 km north-east of Omurtag, 100 km north-east of Veliko Tarnovo, 36 km south of Razgrad, and 35 km south-east of Popovo. It was an ancient market settlement.

In 18 and 19 century it became a famous market for animals and craft products called Eski-Djumaia. After the Second World War industrial developpement began - factories for accumulators and machines for the food industry developed in the town. Also well developed are the furniture and the textile industries. Also one of the largest wine production factories in the nation is there. The town is a cultural center. In the year 2000 near Targovishte ruins were found from an ancient Roman town called Missionis (Мисионис).


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