Murfatlar
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| Coordinates: 44°10′25″N 28°24′30″E / 44.17361°N 28.40833°ECoordinates: 44°10′25″N 28°24′30″E / 44.17361°N 28.40833°E | |||
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Constanţa County | ||
| Status | Town | ||
| Component villages | Siminoc | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Gheorghe Cojocaru (Democratic Liberal Party) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011[1]) | |||
| • Total |  9,634 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://www.primaria-murfatlar.ro/ | ||
Murfatlar (Romanian pronunciation: [murfatˈlar]) is a town in Constanţa County, Romania.
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[edit] Etymology
The name of the town originates from the Turkish word murvet (meaning "generous man").[2]
Between 1921 and 1965, and from 1975 to 2007, the locality was known as Basarabi. On June 26, 2007 the lower house of Romania's Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, approved a proposal to have the name changed back to Murfatlar,[3] which was also ratified by the Senate and promulgated by the president of Romania on December 20, 2007.[4]
[edit] Administration
Murfatlar is a port on the Danube-Black Sea Canal and has a population of 11,070. A complex of caves was found carved in the hills nearby, see the Basarabi Cave Complex.
The village of Siminoc (historical name: Turc-Murfat) is administered by the town of Murfatlar. The name of the village comes from the flower Helichrysum arenarium (siminoc in Romanian), which can be found abundantly in the area.[5]
The famous Murfatlar Vineyard and Basarabi Cave Complex are located nearby.
[edit] Famous natives
Murfatlar is the birth place of the current Romanian president, Traian Băsescu.
[edit] Image gallery
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Danube-Black Sea Canal at Murfatlar
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Danube-Black Sea Canal at Murfatlar
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Bridge over the Danube-Black Sea Canal at Murfatlar
[edit] External links
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[edit] References
- ^ "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (in Romanian). INSSE. February 02, 2012. http://www.constanta.insse.ro/phpfiles/COMUNICAT_RPL_CONSTANTA.pdf. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ (Romanian) Murfatlar's History, Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008
- ^ (Romanian) România Liberă, Oraşul natal al lui Băsescu nu se mai numeste Basarabi, ci Murfatlar (Băsescu's hometown is no longer called Basarabi, but Murfatlar), June 26, 2007
- ^ (Romanian) Law No. 370/21.12.2007 regarding the name change of town of Basarabi, Constanţa County, into Murfatlar, Chamber of Deputies, accessed June 23, 2008
- ^ (Romanian) Murfatlar's History, Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008
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