Cerchezu is a commune in

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. The commune includes two villages: * Cerchezu (historical name: ''Cerchezchioi'', tr, Çerkezköy, german: Tscherkess), named after the Circassian minority that settled the region. * Căscioarele (historical name: ''Mamușlia'', tr, Mamuşlu, german: Mamuslia) * Măgura (historical name: ''Docuzaci'', tr, Dokuzağaç) * Viroaga (historical name: ''Calfachioi'', tr, 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.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Cerchezu had 1,287

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(99.84%), 2 others (0.16%). Before World War II the commune had a small German minority.

References

Communes in Constanța County Localities in Northern Dobruja Circassians in Romania {{Constanța-geo-stub