Cerchezu

Cerchezu
Commune
Cerchezu Location of Cerchezu
Coordinates: 43°49′30″N 28°5′53″E / 43.82500°N 28.09806°E / 43.82500; 28.09806
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Commune
Component villages	Cerchezu, Căscioarele, Măgura, Viroaga
Government
• Mayor	Ion Constantinescu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	72.67 km2 (28.06 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
• Total	1,289
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.cjc.ro/Info%20localitati/Localitati/Cerchezu.htm

Cerchezu is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.

The commune includes two villages:

• Cerchezu (historical name: Cerchezchioi, Turkish: Çerkezköy, German: Tscherkess) - named after the Circassian minority that settled the region
• Căscioarele (historical name: Mamuşlia, Turkish: Mamuşlu, German: Mamuslia)
• Măgura (historical name: Docuzaci, Turkish: Dokuzağaç )
• Viroaga (historical name: Calfachioi, Turkish: Kalfaköy )

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Căciulaţi (historical name: Cealmagea), nominally merged with Viroaga by the 1968 administrative reform.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Cerchezu had 1,287 Romanians (99.84%), 2 others (0.16%). Before World War II the village had a small German minority.

References

Constanța County, Romania Cities Constanța (county seat) Mangalia Medgidia Towns Băneasa Cernavodă Eforie Hârșova Murfatlar Năvodari Negru Vodă Ovidiu Techirghiol Communes 23 August Adamclisi Agigea Albești Aliman Amzacea Bărăganu Castelu Cerchezu Chirnogeni Ciobanu Ciocârlia Cobadin Cogealac Comana Corbu Costinești Crucea Cumpăna Cuza Vodă Deleni Dobromir Dumbrăveni Fântânele Gârliciu Ghindărești Grădina Horia Independența Ion Corvin Istria Limanu Lipnița Lumina Mereni Mihai Viteazu Mihail Kogălniceanu Mircea Vodă Nicolae Bălcescu Oltina Ostrov Pantelimon Pecineaga Peștera Poarta Albă Rasova Saligny Saraiu Săcele Seimeni Siliștea Târgușor Topalu Topraisar Tortoman Tuzla Valu lui Traian Vulturu

Coordinates: 43°49′N 28°06′E / 43.817°N 28.100°E / 43.817; 28.100