Mircea Vodă, Constanța
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| Mircea Vodă | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
| ||
  Mircea Vodă | ||
| Coordinates: 44°16′39″N 28°10′18″E / 44.27750°N 28.17167°ECoordinates: 44°16′39″N 28°10′18″E / 44.27750°N 28.17167°E | ||
| 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 | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| 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
Mithraic relief from Mircea Vodă, 2nd century CE. Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest.
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, Turkish: Devce)
- Satu Nou (historical name: Enichioi, Turkish: Yeniköy)
- Ţibrinu (historical name: Ceabacu)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (in Romanian). INSSE. February 02, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ↑ Dicţionar de istorie veche a României, Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică (1976)
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