Amzacea () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in
Constanța County
Constanța () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km2. The degr ...
,
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, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. It includes three villages:
* Amzacea (historical names: Amuza-aci,
[Amzacea Village Hall, , accessed on February 22, 2012] tr, Hamzaça, ''Amzaça'')
* Casicea (historical name: ''Maior Chiriacescu'')
* General Scărișoreanu (historical names: ''Enghez'', tr, Engez) - named after the Romanian
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
General . Scărișoreanu received the promotion from Colonel to Brigadier General on the battlefield after the fierce defense of the
Topraisar-Amzacea sector of the front by his
division
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Mathematics
*Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication
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Military
*Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...
during the
Second Battle of Cobadin
The Second Battle of Cobadin was a battle fought from 19 to 25 October 1916 between the Central Powers, chiefly the Bulgarian Third Army, and the Entente, represented by the Russo–Romanian Dobruja Army. The battle ended in a decisive victor ...
.
[ Cristian Negrea]
The Death of A Hero: General Stan Poetaș
accessed on February 22, 2012
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Amzacea had 2,231 Romanians (85.58%), 239
Turks
Turk or Turks may refer to:
Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...
(9.17%), 128
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different (4.91%), 4
Lipovans
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, flag_caption = Flag of the Lipovans
, image = Evstafiev-lipovane-slava-cherkeza.jpg
, caption = Lipovans during a ceremony in front of the Lipovan church in the Romanian village of Slava Cercheză in 200 ...
(0.15%), 5 others (0.19%).
References
External links
*
Amzacea on the website of the Constanţa County Council*
Amzacea official site
Communes in Constanța County
Localities in Northern Dobruja
Place names of Turkish origin in Romania
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