Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea

Sfântu Gheorghe
—  Commune  —
Sfantu Gheorghe seen from space
Location of Sfântu Gheorghe
Coordinates:
Country Romania
County Tulcea
Component villages Sfântu Gheorghe
Area
 • Total 605.76 km2 (233.9 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 971
 • Density 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Postal code

Sfântu Gheorghe (Turkish: Kadirlez) is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. It is located at the end of the southern arm of the Danube near the Black Sea, in the Dobruja region. It is composed of a single village, Sfântu Gheorghe. It has approximately 1000 inhabitants.

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Town

Sfântu Gheorghe has a center with a town hall, a pub and some food stores. It is surrounded by one-storey houses, some of them have a Byzantine influence.

Economy

Inhabitants fish and work as tourist guides for visitors of the channels of the Danube.

The Sfântu Gheorghe Film festival

Sfântu Gheorghe hosts the Anonimul International Independent Film Festival.

Sightseeing

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