Cogealac

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Constanța

|official_name = Cogealac

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|image_shield =

|image_skyline = Biserica Ortodoxă „Sfântul Vasile cel Mare” din Cogealac (fostă germană) (1907).jpg

|image_caption = Saint Basil the Great Church in Cogealac

|image_location =

|image_map = Cogealac jud Constanta.jpg

|map_caption = Location in Constanța County

|subdivisions = Cogealac, Gura Dobrogei, Râmnicu de Jos, Râmnicu de Sus, Tariverde

|leader_name = Hristu Cati{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=15 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = PSD

|leader_term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|44|33|N|28|34|E|region:RO_type:city(3220)|display=inline,title}}

|elevation = 85

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 238.25

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 907070

|area_code = +40 x41

|website = {{url|http://www.primariacogealac.ro}}

}}

Cogealac is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes six villages:

  • Cogealac (historical names: Domnești, {{langx|tr|Kocalak}})
  • Gura Dobrogei (historical names: Câvârgic, {{langx|tr|Kıvırcık}})
  • Râmnicu de Jos
  • Râmnicu de Sus
  • Tariverde (historical name: Dorotea)

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Colelia ({{langx|tr|Kuleli}}), at {{coord|44|36|10|N|28|24|39|E}}, 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.{{in lang|ro}} Formula As, [http://www.formula-as.ro/2006/748/spiritualitate-39/manastirea-cu-nume-de-iarba-colilia-7587 The Monastery Named After a Herb], accessed on March 13, 2012

The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm (with an installed nameplate capacity of 600 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 military transport helicopter crashed near Gura Dobrogei, killing 7 military personnel.{{cite news|url=https://www.g4media.ro/breaking-un-avion-mig-21-lancer-a-disparut-de-pe-radar-in-judetul-constanta-a-disparut-de-pe-radar-si-elicopterul-care-a-plecat-in-cautarea-avionului-mapn-nu-sunt-date-la-acest-moment-despre-st.html|title=Un avion MiG 21 LanceR a dispărut de pe radar în județul Constanța. Elicopterul care a plecat în căutarea avionului s-a prăbușit. Șapte militari au decedat. Avionul MiG s-a prăbușit|lang=ro|newspaper=G4 Media|date=March 2, 2022}}

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Cogealac had 4,466 Romanians (98.89%), 4 Turks (0.09%), 46 others (1.02%).

Notable people

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