Oltina

Oltina is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

For the village in Călărași County, see Unirea, Călărași.
Oltina
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Oltina
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°10′N 27°40′E
Country Romania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsOltina, Răzoarele, Satu Nou, Strunga
Government
 • MayorGheorghe Chirciu (PNL)
Area
117.67 km2 (45.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
2,593
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primariaoltina.ro

The commune includes four villages:[2]

  • Oltina (historical name: Goltina, Bulgarian: Голтинa), named after the Roman settlement Altinum, whose vestiges were found in the vicinity of the village[3]
  • Răzoarele (historical name: Curuorman, Turkish: Kuru-Orman)[4][5]
  • Satu Nou (historical name: Ienichioi, Turkish: Yeniköy)[3]
  • Strunga (historical name: Câșla, Turkish: Kışla)

History

Demographics

At the 2011 census, 96.3% of the population of Oltina had Romanian ethnicity.[6]

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. Oltina on the website of the Constanţa County Council Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  3. Oltina Village Hall, History of the Oltina commune Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on March 24, 2012
  4. Fallingrain.com, Răzoarele, accessed on March 12, 2012
  5. (in German) Türkische Ortsnamen in der nördlichen Dobrudscha (Rumänien), accessed on March 12, 2012
  6. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.


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