Crucea is a
commune in
Constanța County
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Demographics
In 2021, it had a population of 655,997 ...
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Northern Dobruja
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Romania
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The commune includes six villages:
* Crucea (historical name: ''Satișchioi'', )
* Băltăgești
* Crișan (historical name: ''Capugi'', ); named after , also known as Crișan, one of the leaders of the 1784–1785
peasant revolt in
Transylvania
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* Gălbiori (historical name: ''Sarâgea'', )
* Șiriu (historical name: ''Sublocotenent Măndoiu'')
* Stupina (historical name: ''Ercheșec'', )
Demographics
At the
2011 census, Crucea had 2,945 inhabitants, of which 2,768 (99.39%) were
Romanians
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, 7 (0.25%)
Turks, 5 (0.18%)
Roma
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People, characters, figures, names
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, and 5 (0.18%) others. At the
2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,010; of those, 90.17% were Romanians and 0.37% Roma.
References
Communes in Constanța County
Localities in Northern Dobruja
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