Aliman

Aliman
Commune
Aliman
Location of Aliman
Coordinates: 44°15′00″N 27°40′00″E / 44.25000°N 27.66667°E / 44.25000; 27.66667Coordinates: 44°15′00″N 27°40′00″E / 44.25000°N 27.66667°E / 44.25000; 27.66667
Country  Romania
County Constanța County
Status Commune
Component villages Aliman, Dunăreni, Floriile, Vlahii
Government
 • Mayor George Nicola (National Liberal Party)
Area
 • Total 126.21 km2 (48.73 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
 • Total Decrease2,805
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website http://www.primaria-aliman.ro/

Aliman (Romanian pronunciation: [aliˈman]) is a commune in Constanța County, Romania. It includes four villages:

  • Aliman
  • Dunăreni (historical name: Mârleanu or Mîrleanu until 1968)
  • Floriile (historical name: Bac Cuius, Turkish: Bakkuyusu)
  • Vlahii (historical name: Vlahchioi)

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Adâncata (historical name: Polucci), at 44°9′0″N 27°52′57″E / 44.15000°N 27.88250°E / 44.15000; 27.88250, disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977.

The Dacian fortress of Sacidava was located close to the village of Dunăreni.

According to Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, in a hypothesis endorsed by Iorgu Iordan, the name Aliman derives from the Turkish word for "German", Alaman or Aleman.[2]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Aliman had 2,798 Romanians (99.75%), 5 Roma (0.18%), 2 others (0.07%).

Natives of Aliman

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Iorgu Iordan, Nume de locuri Româneşti în Republica Populară Română, Volume 1, p.124. Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1952
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