Lipnița

Lipnița
Commune
Lipnița
Location of Lipnița
Coordinates: 44°06′0″N 27°36′0″E / 44.10000°N 27.60000°E / 44.10000; 27.60000Coordinates: 44°06′0″N 27°36′0″E / 44.10000°N 27.60000°E / 44.10000; 27.60000
Country  Romania
County Constanța County
Status Commune
Component villages Lipnița, Canlia, Carvan, Coșlugea, Cuiugiuc, Goruni, Izvoarele
Government
 • Mayor Florin Crăciun[1] (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total 180.06 km2 (69.52 sq mi)
Population (2011[2])
 • Total Decrease3,027
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website http://www.primaria-lipnita.ro/

Lipnița is a commune in Constanța County, Romania.

The commune includes seven villages:

  • Lipnița
  • Canlia (historical name: Turkish: Kanlı)
  • Carvăn (historical names: Kervan) - established in 1968 from the merger of Carvănu Mare (historical name:Carvan de Sus, Turkish: Yukarı Kervan) and Carvănu Mic (historical name: Carvan de Jos, Turkish: Aşağı Kervan)
  • Coșlugea (Turkish: Kozluca)
  • Cuiugiuc (Turkish: Kuyucuk)
  • Goruni (historical name: Velichioi until 1968, Turkish: Veli-Köy)
  • Izvoarele (historical name: Pârjoaia until 1968)

In October 2017, a border crossing was inaugurated in Lipnița, linking it with the neighbouring commune of Kaynardzha in Bulgaria.[3]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Lipnița had 2,777 Romanians (91.74%), 40 Roma (1.32%), 210 Turks (6.94%).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Luptă strânsă pentru Consiliul Judeţean Constanţa între PSD şi PNL. Noua garnitură de primari" (in Romanian). Ziua de Constanța. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Romania, Bulgaria Open New Border Crossing". New York Times. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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