Ostrov, Constanța
| Ostrov | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Ostrov Location of Ostrov, Constanța | |
| Coordinates: 44°5′0″N 27°21′0″E / 44.08333°N 27.35000°ECoordinates: 44°5′0″N 27°21′0″E / 44.08333°N 27.35000°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Constanța County |
| Status | Commune |
| Component villages | Ostrov, Almălău, Bugeac, Esechioi, Galița, Gârlița |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Niculae Dragomir (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.30 km2 (66.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
| • Total |
 4,951 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.primariaostrov.ro/ |
Ostrov is a commune in Constanța County, Romania.
Name
The name Ostrov is a word of Slavic origin and it means "island".[2] The village itself is not located on an island, but rather on the banks of the Danube.
Villages
The commune includes six villages:
- Ostrov
- Almălău (historical name: Almaliul, Turkish: Almalı)
- Bugeac (Turkish: Bucak)
- Esechioi (Turkish: Eşeköy)
- Galița
- Gârlița
Geography
Ostrov is close to the Bulgarian border, with a border crossing linking it to the Bulgarian city of Silistra.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Ostrov had 4,730 Romanians (95.54%), 187 Roma (3.78%), 30 Turks (0.61%), 4 others (0.08%).[1]
Păcuiul lui Soare
Păcuiul lui Soare is the name of a fortress on an island close to Ostrov. The ruins from the beginning of 8th century belong to the "Glorious Palace" of the First Bulgarian Khans on Danube and main base of the Bulgarian Danube fleet, as researchers suppose.[3] They found many Protobulgarian marks graved in the blocks of the stone masonry of fortress that build pretty similar to the imperial capital Pliska.[4] The stone graving text from the "Holy 40 martyrs column" found in Tarnovo indicate that the Great Khan Omurtag (?-831) built, maybe over Byzantine ruins, the medieval port and palace complex.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ↑ World loanwords vocabulary - ostrov, a word from Romanian, status: clearly borrowed from Slavic.
- ↑ Juhas, Petar. Turko-Bulgarians and Magyars.
- ↑ Vaklinov, Stancho (1981). Proto-Bulgarian Epigraphic Monuments. Publishing House of the Fatherland Front Sofia.
- ↑ Beshevliev, Vesselin (1977). Formation of the Old-Bulgarian Culture. Naouka i Izkoustvo Publishing House Sofia.
External links
- (in Romanian) Ostrov at the Constanța County Council website
