Hârșova

For the village in Vaslui County, see Deleşti.

Hârşova
—  Town  —
Coat of arms
Hârşova Location of Hârşova in Romania
Coordinates: 44°41′0″N 27°57′7″E
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Town
Component villages	Vadu Oii
Government
• Mayor	Tudor Nădrag (Democratic Liberal Party)
Population (2002)
• Total	11,198
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primaria-harsova.ro/

Hârşova (also spelled Hîrşova; Romanian pronunciation: [ˈhɨrʃova]; Bulgarian: Хърсово, Harsovo) is a town located on the right bank of the Danube, in Constanţa County, Romania, with a population of 11,000.

The village of Vadu Oii is administered by the town. The village is linked with the Giurgeni commune over the Danube via the Giurgeni-Vadu Oii Bridge.

Etymology

The name of the city may derive from its historical name Carsium.

The current name may also derive from the ancient Slavic god Hârs (Хърс) and Slavic suffix "-ova" and it is still under debate whether it is in any way linked with the ancient name.^{[citation needed]} An alternative theory suggests that the town's name is of Turkish origins ("hırsız" means "thief" in Turkish).^{[citation needed]}

History

In ancient times, a Roman settlement named Carsium, belonging to the Scythia Minor province, lay on the current site of the town.

Gallery

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  Ruins of Carsium

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  Ruins of Carsium

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  Lipovan Church

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  Residential buildings in Hârşova

See also

• Carsium (castra)
• Capidava

External links

• Numele Carsium la Proiectul LTDM al lui Sorin Olteanu (SOLTDM.COM)