Mircea Vodă is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located in the central part of the county, along the Danube–Black Sea Canal.
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 / 44.27750°N 28.17167°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Mircea Vodă, Gherghina, Satu Nou, Țibrinu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | George Ionașcu[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 70.89 km2 (27.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 4,907 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 907195 |
| Area code | +40 x41 |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editAt the 2011 census, Mircea Vodă had a population of 4,886; of those, 4,727 were Romanians (99.24%), 28 Roma (0.59%), 6 Turks (0.13%), and 2 others (0.04%).[3] At the 2021 census, there were 4,907 inhabitants, of which 90.46% were Romanians and 1.75% Roma.[4]
History
editSettlement 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.[5]
Villages
editThe 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
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Mithraic relief from Mircea Vodă, 2nd century CE - Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ Dicţionar de istorie veche a României, Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică (1976)
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