Mircea Vodă, Constanța
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Demographics
At the 2011 census, Mircea Vodă had a population of 4,886; of those, 4,727 were Romanians (99.24%), 28 Roma (0.59%), 6 Turks (0.13%), and 2 others (0.04%).[1] At the 2021 census, there were 4,907 inhabitants, of which 90.46% were Romanians and 1.75% Roma.[2]
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.[3]
Villages
The following villages belong to the commune:
- Mircea Vodă (historical name: Celebichioi or Celibichioi, Template:Langx) - named after Mircea I of Wallachia
- Gherghina (historical name: Defcea, Template:Langx)
- Satu Nou (historical name: Enichioi, Template:Langx)
- Țibrinu (historical name: Ceabacu)
Image gallery
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Mithraic relief from Mircea Vodă, 2nd century CE - Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest
References
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