Mircea Vodă, Constanța
Mircea Vodă | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Constanţa County |
| Status | Commune |
| Component villages | Mircea Vodă, Gherghina, Satu Nou, Ţibrinu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dumitru Dedu (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.89 km2 (27.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
• Total |  4,763 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.primaria-mirceavoda.ro |
Mircea Vodă is a commune in Constanţa County, Dobrogea, 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%).[1]
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.[2]
Villages
The following villages belong to the commune:
- Mircea Vodă (historical name: Celibichioi) - named after Mircea I of Wallachia
- Gherghina (historical name: Defcea, Template:Lang-tr)
- Satu Nou (historical name: Enichioi, Template:Lang-tr)
- Ţibrinu (historical name: Ceabacu)
References
- ^ a b "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ Dicţionar de istorie veche a României, Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică (1976)
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