Murfatlar
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| Murfatlar | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Constanţa County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Nicolae Crivineanu (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 66.87 km² (25.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 11,070 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website: http://www.primaria-basarabi.ro/ | |
Murfatlar is a town in Constanţa County, Romania. The locality was named Murfatlar until 1924 and between 1965 and 1980. Between 1924 and 1965, and from 1980 to 2007, it 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 [1], which remains to be ratified by the Senate and promulgated by the president of Romania.
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. Murfatlar is also the birth place of the Romanian president, Traian Băsescu.
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.[2]
The Murfatlar Vineyard is located nearby.
[edit] References
- ^ (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) History of Basarabi, Basarabi City Hall, accessed on March 30, 2007
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Constanţa County |
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| Municipalities | Constanţa (county seat) | Mangalia | Medgidia | |
| Towns | Băneasa | Cernavodă | Eforie | Hârşova | Murfatlar | Năvodari | Negru Vodă | Ovidiu | Techirghiol | |
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