Chirnogeni is a commune in

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 ...

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. ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. The commune includes two villages: * Chirnogeni (historical name: ''Ghiuvenlia'', ), named after

Chirnogi Chirnogi is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Chirnogi. The commune is situated in the south of the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of , on the left bank of the Danube, where the Argeș Riv ...

, whence many settlers cameChirnogeni Village Hall
History of Chirnogeni
accessed on June 3, 2012 * Credința (historical name: ''Sofular'', ) * Plopeni (historical name: ''Cavaclar'', )

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Chirnogeni had 3,105

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

(98.98%), 26

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(0.83%), 4 Turks (0.13%), 2 others (0.06%).

Natives

Şevqiy Bektöre Şevqiy Bektöre ( Crimean Tatar Cyrillic: Шевкъий Бектёре, Dobrujan Tatar: ''Şewkiy Bektóre'', , sometimes anglicized as Shewkiy Bektore or Shevki Bektore; 1888 – December 18, 1961) was a Dobrujan-born Crimean Tatar poet, publi ...

References

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