Cerchezu
Cerchezu | |
|---|---|
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Cerchezu Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 43°49′30″N 28°5′53″E / 43.82500°N 28.09806°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Cerchezu, Căscioarele, Măgura, Viroaga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ștefan Chelaru[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 72.67 km2 (28.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 907045 |
| Area code | +(40) 241 |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
Cerchezu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages:
- Cerchezu (historical name: Cerchezchioi, Turkish: Çerkezköy, ‹See Tfd›German: Tscherkess), named after the Circassian minority that settled the region.
- Căscioarele (historical name: Mamușlia, Turkish: Mamuşlu, ‹See Tfd›German: Mamuslia)
- Măgura (historical name: Docuzaci, Turkish: Dokuzağaç)
- Viroaga (historical name: Calfachioi, Turkish: Kalfaköy)
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Căciulați (historical name: Cealmagea), nominally merged with Viroaga by the 1968 administrative reform.
Cerchezu is located in the southern part of the county, 70 km (43 mi) southeast of the county seat, the port city of Constanța, on the border with Bulgaria. It is crossed by county road DJ391A, which connects it to national road DN3 to the north and to DN38 just to the east.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Cerchezu had 1,287 Romanians (99.84%) and 2 others (0.16%). At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,256; of those, 91.64% were Romanians.[3] Before World War II the commune had a small German minority.[4]
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in română). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Negrii, nemții și turcul salvator". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). 22 August 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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