Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța

Mihail Kogălniceanu (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil koɡəlniˈtʃe̯anu] (listen)) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Constanța proper. The commune includes three villages:

  • Mihail Kogălniceanu - historical names: Kara Murat (Turkish: Karamurat), Bulgari (Bulgarian: Българи) and Regele Ferdinand
  • Palazu Mic
  • Piatra (historical name: Tașaul, Turkish: Taşağıl)
For other uses, see Mihail Kogălniceanu (disambiguation).
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°22′0″N 28°27′30″E
Country Romania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsMihail Kogălniceanu, Palazu Mic, Piatra
Government
 • MayorAncuța-Daniela Belu[1] (PNL)
Area
165.51 km2 (63.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
9,978
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitehttp://www.mk-primaria.ro

The commune further includes two territorially distinct communities, Social Group Sibioara and Social Group Ceres, which are legally part of the village of Mihail Kogălniceanu. The Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport is located nearby.

History

The village is situated on the site of a Roman settlement called Vicus Clementianus, discovered by the archaeologist Vasile Pârvan in 1913.

In 1651, the place was mentioned by the Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi as a Tatar settlement named Kara Murat ("Black Murat", after its founder).

In 1879-1880, after the incorporation of Northern Dobruja into Romania, the village started to be settled by Romanian shepherds from Transylvania (mocani). In the 1930s it was renamed Ferdinand I, after King Ferdinand I of Romania. In 1948, with the advent of the communist regime, the commune was given its current name, after the Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mihail Kogălniceanu had 8,273 Romanians (84.95%), 3 Hungarians (0.03%), 246 Roma (2.53%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 33 Turks (0.34%), 419 Tatars (4.30%), 108 Aromanians (1.11%), 642 others (6.59%), and 12 with undeclared ethnicity (0.12%).[3]

  • Town Hall
  • Cultural Center
  • Clinic

References
  1. "Luptă strânsă pentru Consiliul Judeţean Constanţa între PSD şi PNL. Noua garnitură de primari" (in Romanian). Ziua de Constanța. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. "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.
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