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Mircea Vodă, Constanța

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Country
  
Romania

Status
  
Commune

Area
  
70.89 km²

County
  
Constanța County

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:49 AM

Mircea Vodă, Constanța

Component villages
  
Mircea Vodă, Gherghina, Satu Nou, Țibrinu

Website
  
http://www.primaria-mirceavoda.ro

Weather
  
5°C, Wind NW at 31 km/h, 93% Humidity

Mircea Vodă is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

Contents

Map of Mircea Vod%C4%83 907200, Romania

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%).

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.

Villages

The following villages belong to the commune:

  • Mircea Vodă (historical name: Celibichioi) - named after Mircea I of Wallachia
  • Gherghina (historical name: Defcea, Turkish: Devce)
  • Satu Nou (historical name: Enichioi, Turkish: Yeniköy)
  • Țibrinu (historical name: Ceabacu)

    • References

    Mircea Vodă, Constanța Wikipedia
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