Târgu de Floci, Medieval settlement ruins near Danube River in Giurgeni, Romania.
Târgu de Floci is a medieval trading town whose ruins spread across several elevated areas where the Ialomița meets the Danube. The excavation sites reveal foundations of dwellings, workshops and church buildings made of stone and wood that once formed a busy center.
The first mention dates from 1431 during the rule of Dan II, when the place was already known as a trading post. Over the course of the 15th century the settlement grew through goods traffic between the Danube region and interior Wallachia into an important hub.
The name combines the Romanian word for market with a local personal name, pointing to the commercial role of the settlement. Visitors today see remains of foundations and burial grounds that show how traders and craftsmen once lived at this junction between river and Danube.
The ruins lie in the commune of Giurgeni in Ialomița County and are reachable via country roads from Slobozia. The sites are located on open fields, so sturdy footwear is helpful and the route can become slippery after rain.
Archaeologists found two skeletons outside the marked cemetery areas, with one of them buried with a coin from the time of Ferdinand I. This discovery points to special burial rites or social circumstances that differed from the usual practice of the community.
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