Mircea Vodă, Constanța
Mircea Vodă is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Mircea Vodă | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Mircea Vodă Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°16′39″N 28°10′18″E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Mircea Vodă, Gherghina, Satu Nou, Țibrinu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George Ionașcu (PSD) |
| Area | 70.89 km2 (27.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 4,886 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Mircea Vodă had 4,727 Romanians (99.24%), 28 Roma (0.59%), 6 Turks (0.13%), 2 others (0.04%).[2]
History
Settlement in the area dates back at least to the time of the Roman Empire. In a place that the local Turks called "Acşandemir Tabiasi", a 10th-century castrum was found, which has a stone vallum. A Slavic inscription found in this place mentions a certain "Jupan Dimitrie" and the year 943.[3]
Villages
The following villages belong to the commune:
- Mircea Vodă (historical name: Celebichioi or Celibichioi, Turkish: Çelebiköy) - named after Mircea I of Wallachia
- Gherghina (historical name: Defcea, Turkish: Devce)
- Satu Nou (historical name: Enichioi, Turkish: Yeniköy)
- Țibrinu (historical name: Ceabacu)
Image gallery
Mithraic relief from Mircea Vodă, 2nd century CE - Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "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.
- Dicţionar de istorie veche a României, Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică (1976)
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