Horia, Tulcea

Horia is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cloșca (formerly called Dautcea and, after 1912, Încoronarea), Florești (formerly called Islam Geaferca) and Horia (formerly called Ortachioi,[2] and Regina Maria from 1924 to 1947).[3]

Horia
Commune
Location in Tulcea County
Horia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°01′N 28°27′E
Country Romania
CountyTulcea
SubdivisionsCloșca, Florești, Horia
Government
 • MayorAdrian Duţoiu (since 2004)
Area
42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,248
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.TL
Websitewww.primariahoria.ro

History

The village Horia was first mentioned on the maps of the 18th century, as a small community with a few villages. In the 19th century it had the Turkish name Ortachioi, and at the beginning of the 20th century, the village received the name "Regina Maria" (after Queen Marie of Romania[4]). From 1947 to the present days, the village bears the name Horia.

Ethnic structure

Horia was grounded by a Muslim community, to which added in time Romanians and Bulgarians. Nowadays it comprises mostly Romanian population.[5]

Cultural personalities of the village

Notes
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. "Horia, Tulcea, general information".
  3. The Monography of Horia commune (Ortachioi - Regina Maria) from Tulcea county, author - Ioan Corleanca, teacher of history at the school in Horia, language:ro.
  4. "The Royal Family of Romania".
  5. "Horia commune, Tulcea county, description".
  6. "Gheorghe Mihalcea: Volumes, articles, references" (PDF).
  7. "Mihalcea, Gheorghe C."
  8. "Gheorghe Mihalcea: folklorist". Archived from the original on 2015-04-19.
  9. "Gheorghe Mihalcea listed as specialist with PhD studies in Tulcea county" (PDF).
  10. "Reference to Gheorghe Mihalcea".
  11. "Eco-school Horia".

References
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