Postal code 827150 Area 804.5 km² Population 3,164 (2011) | Climate Cfa Local time Wednesday 2:09 AM | |
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Component villages Colina, Dunavățu de Jos, Dunavățu de Sus, Murighiol, Plopul, Sarinasuf, Uzlina Weather 6°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Murighiol (Independența from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges:
Map of Murighiol 827150, Romania
At the 2011 census, 94.6% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 4.5% Ukrainians and 0.4% Turks.
The commune's name is of Turkish origin: moru ("violet") and göl ("lake") compounded to mean "violet lake".
The archaeological site of Halmyris is located near the village of Murighiol- Halmyris was a Roman legionary fort from the 1st-4th centuries CE. It is currently under excavation by Dr. Mihail Zahariade and Dr. John Karavas.
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