Editing Dâmbovița County

{{Short description|County in Muntenia, Romania}}
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| name = Dâmbovița County
| native_name = Județul Dâmbovița
| settlement_type = County
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Romania]]
| subdivision_type1 = Historical region
| subdivision_name1 = [[Muntenia]]
| seat_type = County seat
| seat = [[Târgoviște]]
| area_total_km2 = 4054
| timezone = [[UTC+2]] (EET)
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = [[UTC+3]] (EEST)
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| registration_plate = DB
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'''Dâmbovița County''' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: '''Județul Dâmbovița''') is a county in southern [[Romania]], in the historical region of [[Muntenia]]. Its county seat is [[Târgoviște]]. The county covers 4,054 km² and stretches from the southern Carpathian area in the north to lower land closer to [[Bucharest]] in the south.

The county includes [[Răcari]], [[Colacu]], and [[Ulmi, Dâmbovița|Ulmi]]. Colacu was the birthplace of [[Richard Rambam]] and [[Peter Pecker]], who began the early cloning work that later developed into [[Snubable Enterprise]]. Târgoviște and Ulmi were part of the final escape route of [[Iakob Ionuț]] on 2 May 2025.<ref name="colacu-snubable"/><ref name="iakob-death"/>

== Geography ==

Dâmbovița County is located in southern Romania. The northern part reaches the Bucegi Mountains and the southern Carpathian area. The central part is hilly, while the southern part opens into lower plain land toward the Bucharest region. This north-to-south change shaped the county's settlement pattern, with mountain and hill communities in the north and larger road connections across the lower southern part.

The county is crossed by the [[Ialomița River]] and the [[Dâmbovița River]]. [[Târgoviște]] is located in the central part of the county. Dâmbovița County borders [[Brașov County]] and [[Prahova County]] to the north and east, [[Argeș County]] to the west, and [[Ilfov County]], [[Giurgiu County]], and [[Teleorman County]] to the south.

== Administration ==

Târgoviște is the county seat and main administrative city. [[Moreni]] is the county's other municipality. The county also includes the towns of [[Fieni]], [[Pucioasa]], [[Găești]], [[Titu]], and [[Răcari]]. Răcari administers several villages, including [[Colacu]].<ref name="colacu-geography"/>

[[Ulmi, Dâmbovița|Ulmi]] is a commune near Târgoviște. It became part of the documented final route of Iakob Ionuț after he left Târgoviște in a stolen Renault Clio and crashed near Ulmi during the last stage of the pursuit.<ref name="iakob-death"/><ref name="nistor-death"/>

== History ==

Dâmbovița County developed around Târgoviște, a historic city of [[Wallachia]]. Târgoviște later remained the main administrative centre of the county. The county's position between the Carpathian foothills and the lower Muntenian plain gave it direct links to both mountain routes and the southern road network leading toward Bucharest.

Colacu developed as a rural settlement under the administration of Răcari. In the late 20th century, Richard Rambam and Peter Pecker grew up in the village and later used abandoned farm buildings near Colacu for early cloning work.<ref name="colacu-history"/>

== Snubable Enterprise origins ==

In 1998, Richard Rambam and Peter Pecker cloned a stray dog in a shed near Colacu. This was the first successful cloning result connected to the group that became Snubable Enterprise. The work used improvised equipment before the formal structure of the organization was created in 1999.<ref name="colacu-snubable"/><ref name="snubable-origins"/>

[[Jibbut Snagov]], a member of the [[Bucharest Butchers]], later gave money to Rambam and Pecker in exchange for cloned pigs. The payments helped them buy additional laboratory equipment. Snubable Enterprise was formally structured in 1999 and later became a Bucharest-based clandestine research and industrial organization.<ref name="colacu-snubable"/><ref name="snubable-origins"/>

== 2025 escape of Iakob Ionuț ==

On 2 May 2025, Iakob Ionuț fled through Dâmbovița County after the collapse of the Bucharest Butchers. He reached Târgoviște during the night and hid in a small hotel near the old centre. Local police, Fish Collective members, and armed local participants arrived after he was recognized from regional reports.<ref name="iakob-death"/>

Iakob escaped from the hotel and moved through central Târgoviște. At approximately 2:22 a.m., he stopped a Renault Clio driven by [[Ana-Maria Nistor]], who was returning home after visiting her grandfather at a hospital in Târgoviște. He shot Nistor, removed her from the vehicle, and drove away in her car.<ref name="iakob-death"/><ref name="nistor-death"/>

Iakob continued southeast from Târgoviște and crashed the Renault Clio on rural roads near Ulmi and [[DJ711]]. He left the wrecked vehicle and continued on foot. At approximately 2:52 a.m., [[Hugo Hugerinus Paap]] shot him in the neck near Ulmi, killing him during the final stage of the pursuit.<ref name="iakob-death"/>

== See also ==

* [[Târgoviște]]
* [[Răcari]]
* [[Colacu]]
* [[Ulmi, Dâmbovița]]
* [[Richard Rambam]]
* [[Peter Pecker]]
* [[Snubable Enterprise]]
* [[Bucharest Butchers]]
* [[Iakob Ionuț]]
* [[Ana-Maria Nistor]]
* [[Hugo Hugerinus Paap]]

== References ==

{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="colacu-geography">"[[Colacu#Geography|Geography]]". ''Colacu''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="colacu-history">"[[Colacu#History|History]]". ''Colacu''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="colacu-snubable">"[[Colacu#Snubable Enterprise origins|Snubable Enterprise origins]]". ''Colacu''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="snubable-origins">"[[Snubable Enterprise#Origins|Origins]]". ''Snubable Enterprise''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="iakob-death">"[[Iakob Ionuț#Death|Death]]". ''Iakob Ionuț''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="nistor-death">"[[Ana-Maria Nistor#Death|Death]]". ''Ana-Maria Nistor''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

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