Mircea Vodă, Constanţa

Mircea Vodă
—  Commune  —

Coat of arms
Mircea Vodă
Location of Mircea Vodă, Constanţa
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Constanţa County
Status Commune
Government
 • Mayor Dumitru Dedu (Social Democratic Party)
Population (2002)
 • Total 7,084
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.primaria-mirceavoda.ro

Mircea Vodă is a commune in Constanţa County, Dobrogea, Romania.

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.[1]

Villages

The following villages belong to the commune:

References

  1. ^ Dicţionar de istorie veche a României, Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică (1976)