Murighiol

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Murighiol
Commune
Location in Tulcea County
Location in Tulcea County
Murighiol is located in Romania
Murighiol
Murighiol
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°02′N 29°10′E / 45.033°N 29.167°E / 45.033; 29.167Coordinates: 45°02′N 29°10′E / 45.033°N 29.167°E / 45.033; 29.167
CountryRomania
CountyTulcea
SubdivisionsColina, Dunavățu de Jos, Dunavățu de Sus, Murighiol, Plopul, Sarinasuf, Uzlina
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Filip Ivanov[1] (PNL)
Area
804.49 km2 (310.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
3,217
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
827150
Vehicle reg.TL
Websiteprimaria-murighiol.ro

Murighiol (Independența from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges:

  • Murighiol
  • Plopul (formerly Beibudzac)
  • Colina (Russian: Калина)
  • Dunavățu de Jos (Russian: Долни Дунавец)
  • Dunavățu de Sus (Russian: Горни Дунавец)
  • Sarinasuf
  • Uzlina

At the 2011 census, 94.6% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 4.5% Ukrainians and 0.4% Turks.

The commune's name is of Turkish origin: moru ("violet") and göl ("lake") compounded to mean "violet lake".[3]

The archaeological site of Halmyris is located near the village of Murighiol. Halmyris was a Roman legionary fort from the 1st–4th centuries CE. It is currently under excavation.

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. ^ Limba română, p.264. Institutul de Lingvistică din București, 1978

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