Mircea Vodă, Constanța

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Mircea Vodă
Commune
Coat of arms of Mircea Vodă
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Location in Constanța County
Mircea Vodă is located in Romania
Mircea Vodă
Mircea Vodă
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°16′39″N 28°10′18″E / 44.27750°N 28.17167°E / 44.27750; 28.17167Coordinates: 44°16′39″N 28°10′18″E / 44.27750°N 28.17167°E / 44.27750; 28.17167
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsMircea Vodă, Gherghina, Satu Nou, Țibrinu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) George Ionașcu[1] (PSD)
Area
70.89 km2 (27.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
4,886
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primaria-mirceavoda.ro

Mircea Vodă is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

Demographics[]

At the 2011 census, Mircea Vodă had 4,727 Romanians (99.24%), 28 Roma (0.59%), 6 Turks (0.13%), 2 others (0.04%).[3]

History[]

Settlement in the area dates back at least to the time of the Roman Empire. In a place that the local Turks called "Acşandemir Tabiasi", a 10th-century castrum was found, which has a stone vallum. A Slavic inscription found in this place mentions a certain "Jupan Dimitrie" and the year 943.[4]

Villages[]

The following villages belong to the commune:

  • Mircea Vodă (historical name: Celebichioi or Celibichioi, Turkish: Çelebiköy) - named after Mircea I of Wallachia
  • Gherghina (historical name: Defcea, Turkish: Devce)
  • Satu Nou (historical name: Enichioi, Turkish: Yeniköy)
  • Țibrinu (historical name: Ceabacu)

Image gallery[]

  • Mithraic relief from Mircea Vodă, 2nd century CE - Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Dicţionar de istorie veche a României, Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică (1976)


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