Cobadin

Cobadin
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Cobadin Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°03′53″N 28°13′54″E / 44.064710°N 28.231602°E / 44.064710; 28.231602Coordinates: 44°03′53″N 28°13′54″E / 44.064710°N 28.231602°E / 44.064710; 28.231602
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Cobadin, Viișoara, Negrești, Curcani, Conacu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Cristian Telehoi[1] (PSD)
Area	188.41 km2 (72.75 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	8,779
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	primaria-cobadin.ro

Cobadin is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes five villages:

• Cobadin (historical names: Cobadinu, Turkish: Kobadin)
• Viișoara (historical name: Caciamac, Turkish: Kaçamak)
• Negrești (historical name: Carabacâ, Turkish: Karabağ')
• Conacu (historical name: Beșaul)
• Curcani (historical name: Chertic-Punar, Turkish: Kertikpınar) - disestablished by Presidential Decree before 1990, the village is nevertheless listed in the official settlements register

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Frasinu (historical name: Terzi-Veli), at

43°59′14″N 28°6′16″E / 43.98722°N 28.10444°E / 43.98722; 28.10444, nominally merged with Curcani by the 1968 administrative reform.

Two battles were fought on the territory of the commune and in the surrounding area during World War I: the First Battle of Cobadin (September 17–19, 1916), and the Second Battle of Cobadin (October 19–25, 1916).

Population[]

As of 2011, the population of the commune was 8,346, out of which:

• 6,480 (77.44%) Romanians
• 1,021 (12.23%) Turks
• 442 (5.29%) Tatars
• 359 (4.30%) Romani
• 7 (0.08%) Aromanians
• 37 others

Famous natives[]

• Pericle Martinescu, writer and journalist

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