Mircea Vodă, Constanța

Commune in Constanța, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Constanța County

(2020–2024) George Ionașcu^[1] (PSD)Area

70.89 km² (27.37 sq mi)Elevation

30 m (100 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

4,907 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

907195

Area code+40 x41Vehicle reg.CTWebsitewww.primaria-mirceavoda.ro

Mircea Vodă is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located in the central part of the county, along the Danube–Black Sea Canal.

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%).^[3]

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.^[4]

Villages

The following villages belong to the commune:

Mircea Vodă (historical name: Celebichioi or Celibichioi, Turkish: Çelebiköy) - named after Mircea I of Wallachia
Gherghina (historical name: Defcea, Turkish: Devce)
Satu Nou (historical name: Enichioi, Turkish: Yeniköy)
Țibrinu (historical name: Ceabacu)

Image gallery

Mithraic relief from Mircea Vodă, 2nd century CE - Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
^ Dicţionar de istorie veche a României, Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică (1976)