Constanța () is a
county
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(
județ
A ''județ'' (, plural ) is an administrative division in Romania, and was also used from 1940 to 1947 in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1998 to 2003 in Moldova.
''Județ'' translates into English as "jurisdiction", but is co ...
) of Romania on the
border
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with Bulgaria, in the
Dobruja
Dobruja or Dobrudja (; bg, Добруджа, Dobrudzha or ''Dobrudža''; ro, Dobrogea, or ; tr, Dobruca) is a historical region in the Balkans that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. I ...
region. Its capital city is also named
Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...
.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km
2. The degree of urbanization is much higher (about 75%) than the Romanian average. In recent years the population trend is:
The majority of the population are
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Romania ...
. There are important communities of
Turks and
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different Turki ...
, remnants of the time of
Ottoman rule. Currently the region is the centre of the
Muslim minority in Romania. A great number of
Aromanians
The Aromanians ( rup, Armãnji, Rrãmãnji) are an ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, northern and ...
have migrated to Dobruja in the last century, and they consider themselves a cultural minority rather than an ethnic minority. There are also
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
.
Geography
*
Călărași County
Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2.
* Romanians – 95%
...
and
Ialomița County
Ialomița County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia.
Demographics
In 2011, the county had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km2.
Romanians make up 95.6% of the popula ...
are to the west.
*
Tulcea County
Tulcea County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. It includes in its northeast corner the large and thinly-populated estuary of the Danube.
Demographics
In 2011, Tulcea Co ...
and
Brăila County
Brăila County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.
Demographics
In 2011, Brăila had a population of 304,925 and the population density was 64/km2.
* Romanians – 98%
* Romani, Russians, Lipo ...
are to the north.
*Bulgaria (
Dobrich Province and
Silistra Province
Silistra Province ( bg, Област Силистра, transliterated ''Oblast Silistra'', former name Silistra okrug) is a province of Bulgaria, named after its main city - Silistra. It is divided into seven municipalities with a total popula ...
) are to the south.
Economy
The predominant industries in the county are:
* Tourism
* Chemicals and petrochemicals
* Food and beverages
* Textiles
* Shipbuilding
* Construction materials
* Mechanical components
* Paper
Agriculture is an important part in the county's economy, with Constanța being the county with the largest irrigation systems in the country (more than 4,300 km
2 before 1989, now greatly reduced), cereals being the most important products. Also, the county is famous for its
wines
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
from the
Murfatlar region.
At
Cernavodă
Cernavodă () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania with a population of 20,514.
The town's name is derived from the Bulgarian ''černa voda'' (черна вода in Cyrillic), meaning 'black water'. This name is regarded b ...
there is a
nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces ...
with two
reactors, each of the
CANDU
The CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium) is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. The acronym refers to its deuterium oxide ( heavy water) moderator and its use of (originally, natural) uranium fuel. C ...
type of Canadian design. The plant covers over 15% of the country's power demand.
The
Port of Constanța
The Port of Constanța is located in Constanța, Romania, on the western coast of the Black Sea, from the Bosphorus Strait and from the Sulina Branch, through which the Danube river flows into the sea. It covers , of which is land and the res ...
is the largest port in Romania, the most important of the
Black Sea
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and the 4th in Europe. It is linked with the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
by the
Danube-Black Sea Canal – the widest and deepest navigable channel in Europe, although it is not used to its full potential.
Tourism
The
Romanian Riviera along the coast of the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Rom ...
is the preferred destination for the summer holidays in Romania. The resorts are, from North to South:
*
Năvodari
Năvodari (, historical names: ''Carachioi''; ''Caracoium'', tr, Kara Koyum) is a town in Constanța County, region of Northern Dobruja, Romania, with a population of 32,400. The town formally includes a territorially distinct community, Social ...
*
Mamaia
Mamaia () is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore and a district of Constanța.
Considered to be Romania's most popular resort,Robert Reid, Leif Pettersen, ''Romania & Moldova'', Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 294 Mamaia is situated immediately nor ...
*
Eforie
Eforie (; historical names (for Eforie Sud): ''Băile Movilă'', ''Carmen-Sylva'', ''Vasile Roaită'') is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located about 14 kilometers south ...
(North and South)
*
Costinești
Costinești is a commune and resort in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, located on the shore of the Black Sea, about south of the county seat, Constanța. It consists of two villages: Costinești and Schitu.
Etymology
Costinești ...
*
Olimp
*
Neptun
*
Jupiter
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*
Cap Aurora
Cap Aurora is a small Romanian summer-time seaside resort in the Mangalia municipality, Constanța County
Constanța () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Const ...
*
Venus
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Saturn
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Mangalia
Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Norther ...
*
2 Mai
2 Mai (, "May 2") (according to the Socialist Republic of Romania records) or Două Mai (according to the founding decree signed by Mihail Kogălniceanu in 1887) is a village in the Limanu commune, Constanța County, Dobrogea, Romania. It i ...
*
Vama Veche
Also worth visiting are:
* The city of
Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...
* The mausoleum at
Adamclisi
* The
Portița area
Politics
As of 27 September 2020, the elected President of the County Council is Mihai Lupu from PNL. In addition, in the wake of the
2020 Romanian local elections, the current Constanța County Council consists of 36 counsellors, with the following party composition:
Administrative divisions
Constanța County has 3 municipalities, 9 towns and 58 communes:
*Municipalities
**
Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...
– capital city; population: 283,872 (as of 2011)
**
Mangalia
Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Norther ...
**
Medgidia
Medgidia ( or ; historical Turkish names: ''Karasu'' or ''Carasu'', ''Mecidiye'' or ''Megidie'') is a city in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania.
History
Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since ...
*Towns
**
Cernavodă
Cernavodă () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania with a population of 20,514.
The town's name is derived from the Bulgarian ''černa voda'' (черна вода in Cyrillic), meaning 'black water'. This name is regarded b ...
**
Eforie
Eforie (; historical names (for Eforie Sud): ''Băile Movilă'', ''Carmen-Sylva'', ''Vasile Roaită'') is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located about 14 kilometers south ...
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Hârșova
**
Murfatlar
**
Năvodari
Năvodari (, historical names: ''Carachioi''; ''Caracoium'', tr, Kara Koyum) is a town in Constanța County, region of Northern Dobruja, Romania, with a population of 32,400. The town formally includes a territorially distinct community, Social ...
**
Negru Vodă
**
Ovidiu
**
Techirghiol
*Communes
**
23 August
Events Pre-1600
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Adamclisi
**
Agigea
Agigea (; tr, Acıçay, ) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages: Agigea, Lazu (Turkish: ''Laz-Mahale''), Sanatoriul Agigea and Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea, the last two being sp ...
**
Albești
**
Aliman
**
Amzacea
Amzacea () is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes three villages:
* Amzacea (historical names: Amuza-aci,Amzacea Village Hall, , accessed on February 22, 2012 tr, Hamzaça, ''Amzaça'')
* Casicea (historical name ...
**
Băneasa
Băneasa () is a borough () in the north side of Bucharest, in Sector 1, near the Băneasa Lake (). Like all north-side districts of Bucharest, it is relatively sparsely populated, with large areas of parkland. Bordering on Băneasa Forest ...
(town between 2004 and 2019)
**
Bărăganu
**
Castelu
Castelu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes two villages:
* Castelu (historical name: ''Chiostel'', tr, Köstel)
* Nisipari (historical name: ''Caratai'', tr, Karatay, german: Karatai)
Castelu is ...
**
Cerchezu
Cerchezu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, ...
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Chirnogeni
**
Ciobanu
**
Ciocârlia
**
Cobadin
Cobadin is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes five villages:
*Cobadin (historical names: ''Cobadinu'', tr, Kobadin)
*Viișoara (historical name: ''Caciamac'', tr, Kaçamak)
*Negrești (historical name: ...
**
Cogealac
Cogealac is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes six villages:
* Cogealac (historical names: ''Domnești'', tr, Kocalak)
* Gura Dobrogei (historical names: ''Câvârgic'', tr, Kıvırcık)
* Râmnicu de ...
**
Comana
**
Corbu
**
Costinești
Costinești is a commune and resort in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, located on the shore of the Black Sea, about south of the county seat, Constanța. It consists of two villages: Costinești and Schitu.
Etymology
Costinești ...
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Crucea
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Cumpăna
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Cuza Vodă
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Deleni
**
Dobromir
**
Dumbrăveni
**
Fântânele
**
Gârliciu
**
Ghindărești
**
Grădina
Grădina is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes three villages:
* Grădina (historical names: ''Toxoff'' or ''Tocsof'', tr, Dokuzsofu)
* Casian (historical name: ''Șeramet'')
* Cheia (historical name: ...
**
Horia
**
Independența
**
Ion Corvin
**
Istria
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Limanu
Limanu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Limanu had 5,337 Romanians (85.1%), 8 Hungarians (0.1%), 84 Roma (1.3%), 3 Germans (0.05%), 6 Turks (0.10%), 179 Tatars (2.9%), 178 Lipovans ( ...
**
Lipnița
**
Lumina
Lumina may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''Lumina'', a literary journal published by Sarah Lawrence College
* ''World of Lumina'' or ''Lumina'', a graphic novel by Emanuele Tenderini and Linda Cavallini
Music
* "Lumina", ...
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Mereni
**
Mihai Viteazu
**
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Mihail Kogălniceanu (; also known as Mihail Cogâlniceanu, Michel de Kogalnitchan; September 6, 1817 – July 1, 1891) was a Romanian liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania on October 11, 1863, ...
**
Mircea Vodă
**
Nicolae Bălcescu
Nicolae Bălcescu () (29 June 181929 November 1852) was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.
Early life
Born in Bucharest to a family of low-ranking nobility, he used his mother ...
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Oltina
**
Ostrov
**
Pantelimon
**
Pecineaga
Pecineaga is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. To the southeast of the commune lies the city of Mangalia.
Administration
The commune includes two villages:
*Pecineaga ( tr, Pecenek, old names: ''Gherengic'' until 1923, ...
**
Peștera
**
Poarta Albă
**
Rasova
**
Saligny
**
Saraiu
Saraiu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, H ...
**
Săcele
Săcele (; German: ''Siebendörfer''; Hungarian: ''Négyfalu'', between 1950 and 2001 ''Szecseleváros'') is a city in Brașov County, Romania, in the Burzenland area of southeastern Transylvania, with a population of 30,798 inhabitants in 2 ...
**
Seimeni
**
Siliștea
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Târguşor
**
Topalu
**
Topraisar
Topraisar is a commune in the Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes four villages:
*Topraisar (historical name: crh, Topraysar)
*Biruința (historical name: crh, Muratan, probably rounded out phonetically from ''Mur ...
**
Tortoman
**
Tuzla
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Tuzla is the economic, cultural, e ...
**
Valu lui Traian
Valu lui Traian (historical name: ''Hasancea'', tr, Hasançay) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune was established in 1897, under the name ''Hasancea''. In 1925 it was renamed ''Valu lui Traian'' (Trajan's ...
**
Vulturu
Historical county
Following the 1926 administrative reform, the borders of the historical county are identical to the ones of the current Constanța County, with the exception of the Ostrov and Lipnița communes, which were then administered by the
Durostor County
Durostor County was a county ('' județ'') of the Kingdom of Romania, in Southern Dobruja, with the seat at Silistra.
The county was located in the south-eastern part of Greater Romania, in the southern Dobrogea region, known as Cadrilater. Curr ...
, the
Baia
Baia (german: Baja, Stadt Molde, or Moldenmarkt; hu, Moldvabánya; lat, Civitas Moldaviae) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 6,793 (2002 census).[Tulcea County
Tulcea County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. It includes in its northeast corner the large and thinly-populated estuary of the Danube.
Demographics
In 2011, Tulcea Co ...]
, and the villages of
Tereskondu,
Pârâul Caprei,
Fundeni,
Pădureni,
Saldu Alde and
Enigea-Haidar, now in Bulgaria.
Geography
The county neighboured the
Black Sea
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to the east, the counties of
Tulcea
Tulcea (; also known by other alternative names) is a city in Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is the administrative center of Tulcea County, and had a population of 73,707 . One village, Tudor Vladimirescu, is administered by the city.
Names
The ...
and
Brăila
Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The Sud-Est (development region), ''Sud-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Brăila.
According to the 2011 Romanian ...
to the north,
Ialomița to the west,
Durostor to the south-west and
Caliacra to the south.
Administration
The county originally consisted of four districts (''
plăși''):
[Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Constanța]
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#Plasa Dunărea
#Plasa Mangalia
#Plasa Ovidiu
#Plasa Traian
Subsequently, the territory of the county was reorganized into seven districts:
#Plasa Cernavodă, headquartered in Cernavodă
Cernavodă () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania with a population of 20,514.
The town's name is derived from the Bulgarian ''černa voda'' (черна вода in Cyrillic), meaning 'black water'. This name is regarded b ...
#Plasa Dunărea, headquartered in Hârșova
#Plasa Ferdinand, headquartered in Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...
#Plasa Mangalia, headquartered in Mangalia
Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Norther ...
#Plasa Negru-Vodă, headquartered in Negru Vodă
#Plasa Traian, headquartered in Ion Corvin
#Plasa Medgidia, headquartered in Medgidia
Medgidia ( or ; historical Turkish names: ''Karasu'' or ''Carasu'', ''Mecidiye'' or ''Megidie'') is a city in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania.
History
Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since ...
On the territory of Constanta County there were seven urban localities: Constanţa (with city status) and the urban communes of Carmen-Sylva
Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 18432 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then ...
, Techirghiol, Mangalia
Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Norther ...
, Medgidia
Medgidia ( or ; historical Turkish names: ''Karasu'' or ''Carasu'', ''Mecidiye'' or ''Megidie'') is a city in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania.
History
Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since ...
, Cernavodă
Cernavodă () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania with a population of 20,514.
The town's name is derived from the Bulgarian ''černa voda'' (черна вода in Cyrillic), meaning 'black water'. This name is regarded b ...
and Hârșova.
After 1938
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties of Ialomița, Durostor and Caliacra to form Ținutul Mării
Ținutul Mării was one of the ten ''ținuturi'' ("lands") of Romania, founded in 1938 after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by modifying the 1923 Constitution and the law of territorial administration. It included parts of Wallac ...
. It was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II
Carol II (4 April 1953) was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. The eldest son of Ferdinand I, he became crown prince upon the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I in 1914. He was the first of th ...
's regime. Ten years later, it was abolished by the Communist regime
A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state that is administered and governed by a communist party guided by Marxism–Leninism. Marxism–Leninism was the state ideology of the Soviet Union, the Cominte ...
.
Population
According to the census data of 1930, the county's population was 253,093 inhabitants, of which 66.2% were Romanians, 8.9% Bulgarians, 6.8% Turks, 6.0% Tatars, 3.8% Germans, 1.8% Greeks, 1.5% Russians, 1.3% Armenians, as well as other minorities.[Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 142-143] In religion, the population consisted of 78.9% Eastern Orthodox, 13.1% Islam, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.8% Roman Catholics, as well as other minorities.[Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 592-595]
Urban population
In 1930, the urban population of the county was 81,631 inhabitants, 68.7% Romanians, 7.3% Turks, 5.2% Greeks, 3.9% Armenians, 2.5% Germans, 2.2% Jews, 2.0% Tatars, 2.0% Bulgarians, 1.7% Russians, 1.7% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. Among the urban population, mother tongues were reported to be Romanian (72.0%), Turkish (9.7%), Greek (4.5%), Armenian (3.6%), German (2.4%), as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed mostly of Eastern Orthodox (78.4%), followed by Muslim (9.6%), Armenian Apostolic (3.3%), Roman Catholic (2.7%), Jewish (2.3%), Lutheran (1.6%), as well as other minorities.
References
External links
* memoria.ro
Interwar Constanța County
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