Chirnogeni is a
commune in
Constanța County,
Northern Dobruja
Northern Dobruja ( ro, Dobrogea de Nord or simply ; bg, Северна Добруджа, ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, bordered in the south ...
,
Romania
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.
The commune includes two villages:
* Chirnogeni (historical name: ''Ghiuvenlia'', tr, Güvenli), named after
Chirnogi
Chirnogi is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bu ...
, whence many settlers came
[Chirnogeni Village Hall]
History of Chirnogeni
accessed on June 3, 2012
* Credința (historical name: ''Sofular'', tr, Sofular)
* Plopeni (historical name: ''Cavaclar'', tr, Kavaklar)
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Chirnogeni had 3,105
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...
(98.98%), 26
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
*Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
(0.83%), 4
Turks (0.13%), 2 others (0.06%).
Natives
*
Şevqiy Bektöre
Şevqiy Bektöre ( Crimean Tatar Cyrillic: Шевкъий Бектёре, tr, Şevki Bektöre, sometimes anglicized as Shewkiy Bektore or Shevki Bektore; 1888 – 1961) was a Dobrujan-born Crimean Tatar poet, publisher, educator, academic, and ac ...
References
Communes in Constanța County
Localities in Northern Dobruja
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