Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța
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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Constanța
|population_total = auto
|image_map = Mihail Kogalniceanu jud Constanta.jpg
|map_caption = Location in Constanța County
|subdivisions = Mihail Kogălniceanu, Palazu Mic, Piatra
|official_name=Mihail Kogălniceanu
|leader_name = Ancuța-Daniela Belu{{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_term = 2020–2024
|leader_party = PNL
|area_total_km2=165.51
|coordinates = {{coord|44|22|0|N|28|27|30|E|region:RO_type:city(3220)|display=inline,title}}
|website=http://www.mk-primaria.ro
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Mihail Kogălniceanu ({{IPA|ro|mihaˈil koɡəlniˈtʃe̯anu|-|Ro-Mihail Kogălniceanu.ogg}}) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, located {{convert|25|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of Constanța proper. The commune includes three villages:
- Mihail Kogălniceanu - historical names: Kara Murat ({{langx|tr|Karamurat}}), Bulgari ({{langx|bg|Българи}}) and Regele Ferdinand
- Palazu Mic
- Piatra (historical name: Tașaul, {{langx|tr|Taşağıl}})
The commune further includes two territorially distinct communities, Social Group Sibioara and Social Group Ceres, which are legally part of the village of Mihail Kogălniceanu. The Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport is located nearby.
History
The village is situated on the site of a Roman settlement called Vicus Clementianus, discovered by the archaeologist Vasile Pârvan in 1913.
In 1651, the place was mentioned by the Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi as a Tatar settlement named Kara Murat ("Black Murat", after its founder).
In 1879-1880, after the incorporation of Northern Dobruja into Romania, the village started to be settled by Romanian shepherds from Transylvania (Mocani). In the 1930s it was renamed Ferdinand I, after King Ferdinand I of Romania. In 1948, with the advent of the communist regime, the commune was given its current name, after the Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu.
Mihail Kogălniceanu is home to the Gheorghe Celea Museum, the first and only Aromanian museum in Romania, founded in 2006 by Willibard ("Willy") Wisoșenschi of the Mușata Armână Cultural Foundation.{{cite news|url=https://jurnalul.ro/timp-liber/calatorii/primul-muzeu-al-aromanilor-664382.html|title=Primul muzeu al aromânilor|first=Carmen|last=Anghel|newspaper=Jurnalul Național|date=25 March 2014|language=ro}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/actualitate/locul-inedit-de-la-mihail-kogalniceanu-acasa-la-maia-expozitie-de-mestesuguri-traditionale-la-muzeul-565111.html|title="Acasă la maia" - expoziție de meșteșuguri tradiționale la Muzeul "Gheorghe Celea"|first=Nicoleta|last=Nicolau|newspaper=Ziua de Constanța|date=19 September 2015|language=ro}}
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Mihail Kogălniceanu had 8,273 Romanians (84.95%), 3 Hungarians (0.03%), 246 Roma (2.53%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 33 Turks (0.34%), 419 Tatars (4.30%), 108 Aromanians (1.11%), 642 others (6.59%), and 12 with undeclared ethnicity (0.12%).{{cite web|url=http://www.constanta.insse.ro/phpfiles/COMUNICAT_RPL_CONSTANTA.pdf |title=Constanța County at the 2011 census |date=February 2, 2012 |access-date=March 8, 2012 |publisher=INSSE |language=Romanian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324053940/http://www.constanta.insse.ro/phpfiles/COMUNICAT_RPL_CONSTANTA.pdf |archive-date=March 24, 2012 }}
Natives
- Adolph Bachmeier
- Dumitru Caraman
- Toma Enache (born 1970), film director{{cite news|url=https://elitaromaniei.ro/regizorul-toma-enache-ne-povesteste-adevaruri-pe-care-nu-avem-voie-sa-le-uitam/|title=Regizorul Toma Enache ne povestește adevăruri pe care nu avem voie să le uităm|first=Dani|last=Godja|publisher=Elita României|date=5 October 2019|language=ro}}
- Stere Gulea
- Adrian Pllotschi
- Stere Sertov
P1010905 Primăria Mihail Kogălniceanu.jpg|Town Hall
P1010893 Casa de cultură.jpg|Cultural Center
P1010906 Dispensar.jpg|Clinic
References
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External links
- [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/04/AR2006020400162.html "Romanians Eager for Long-Awaited Arrival of the Yanks"], Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post, February 6, 2006
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Category:Communes in Constanța County