Constanța County
Constanța () is a Counties of Romania, county (județ) of Romania on the Bulgaria–Romania border, border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța.
Demographics
In 2021, it had a population of 655,997 ...
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Northern Dobruja
Northern Dobruja ( or simply ; , ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube, Danube River and the Black Sea, bordered in the south by Southern Dobruja, which is a part of Bulgaria.
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Romania
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The commune includes six villages:
* Cogealac (historical names: ''Domnești'', )
* Gura Dobrogei (historical names: ''Câvârgic'', )
* Râmnicu de Jos
* Râmnicu de Sus
* Tariverde (historical name: ''Dorotea'')
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of ''Colelia'' (), at , disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977. The former village was populated by Dobrujan Germans until 1942 and it is now the site of the Colilia Monastery.
The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm (with an installed
nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, maximum effect or gross capacity,MW) is partly located on the territory of the commune.
On 2 March 2022, while searching for a crashed MiG-21 LanceR in the area, an
IAR 330
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The IAR 330 was produced under a licensing agreement w ...
military transport helicopter crashed near Gura Dobrogei, killing 7 military personnel.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Cogealac had 4,466
Romanians
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Turks
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Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic lang ...