Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța

Mihail Kogălniceanu
Commune
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Location of Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța
Coordinates: 44°22′0″N 28°27′30″E / 44.36667°N 28.45833°E / 44.36667; 28.45833Coordinates: 44°22′0″N 28°27′30″E / 44.36667°N 28.45833°E / 44.36667; 28.45833
Country  Romania
County Constanța County
Status Commune
Component villages Mihail Kogălniceanu, Palazu Mic, Piatra
Government
 • Mayor Ancuța-Daniela Belu[1] (National Liberal Party)
Area
 • Total 165.51 km2 (63.90 sq mi)
Population (2011[2])
 • Total Decrease9,739
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website http://www.mk-primaria.ro

Mihail Kogălniceanu (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil koɡəlniˈt͡ʃe̯anu]) is a commune in Constanța County, Romania, located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Constanța proper. The commune includes three villages:

  • Mihail Kogălniceanu - historical names: Kara Murat (Turkish: Karamurat), Bulgari (Bulgarian: Българи) and Regele Ferdinand
  • Palazu Mic
  • Piatra (historical name: Tașaul, Turkish: Taşağıl)

The commune further includes two territorially distinct communities, Social Group Sibioara and Social Group Ceres, which are legally part of the village of Mihail Kogălniceanu. The Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport is located nearby.

History

The village is situated on the site of a Roman settlement called Vicus Clementianus, discovered by the archaeologist Vasile Pârvan in 1913.

In 1651, the place was mentioned by the Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi as a Tatar settlement named Kara Murat ("Black Murat", after its founder).

In 1879-1880, after the incorporation of Northern Dobruja into Romania, the village started to be settled by Romanian shepherds from Transylvania (mocani). In the 1930s it was renamed Ferdinand I, after King Ferdinand I of Romania. In 1948, with the advent of the communist regime, the commune was given its current name, after the Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mihail Kogălniceanu had 8,273 Romanians (84.95%), 3 Hungarians (0.03%), 246 Roma (2.53%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 33 Turks (0.34%), 419 Tatars (4.30%), 108 Aromanians (1.11%), 642 others (6.59%), and 12 with undeclared ethnicity (0.12%).[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.
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