Cerchezu
Cerchezu | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Constanţa County |
| Status | Commune |
| Component villages | Cerchezu, Căscioarele, Măgura, Viroaga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ion Constantinescu (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.67 km2 (28.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
| • Total |  1,289 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.cjc.ro/Info%20localitati/Localitati/Cerchezu.htm |
Cerchezu is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.
The commune includes two villages:
- Cerchezu (historical name: Cerchezchioi, Turkish: Çerkezköy, German: Tscherkess) - named after the Circassian minority that settled the region
- Căscioarele (historical name: Mamuşlia, Turkish: Mamuşlu, German: Mamuslia)
- Măgura (historical name: Docuzaci, Turkish: Dokuzağaç )
- Viroaga (historical name: Calfachioi, Turkish: Kalfaköy )
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Căciulaţi (historical name: Cealmagea), nominally merged with Viroaga by the 1968 administrative reform.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Cerchezu had 1,287 Romanians (99.84%), 2 others (0.16%). Before World War II the village had a small German minority.
References
- ^ "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
43°49′N 28°06′E / 43.817°N 28.100°E
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