Cogealac
Template:Infobox Romanian subdivision Cogealac is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes six villages:
- Cogealac (historical names: Domnești, Template:Langx)
- Gura Dobrogei (historical names: Câvârgic, Template:Langx)
- Râmnicu de Jos
- Râmnicu de Sus
- Tariverde (historical name: Dorotea)
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Colelia (Template:Langx), at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977. The former village was populated by Dobrujan Germans until 1942 and it is now the site of the Colilia Monastery.[1]
The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm (with an installed nameplate capacity of 600 MW) is partly located on the territory of the commune.
On 2 March 2022, while searching for a crashed MiG-21 LanceR in the area, an IAR 330 military transport helicopter crashed near Gura Dobrogei, killing 7 military personnel.[2]
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Cogealac had 4,466 Romanians (98.89%), 4 Turks (0.09%), 46 others (1.02%).
Notable people
- Stoica Lascu (born 1951), historian
References
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