DÂMBOVICIOARA is a commune in Argeș County, MUNTENIA, ROMANIA. It is composed of three villages: CIOCANU, DÂMBOVICIOARA and PODU DÂMBOVIȚEI.
   Until the union of TRANSYLVANIA with ROMANIA, it was a border village in the Romanian Old Kingdom, with AUSTRIA-HUNGARY on the other side.
    A document of 1377 mentions this saddle as the first customs point over the mountains, under the name RUFFA ABOR. In the late 16th century, DOAMNA FLORICA, the daughter of MICHAEL the BRAVE (Mihai Viteazul), took possession of the village, in turn granting property to the RUCĂR elders.
    In 1916, during the early stages of Romania’s participation in WORLD WAR I, the area was the scene of heavy fighting (Wikippedia).