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Murfatlar
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 Constanța | |
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| • Mayor | Valentin Saghiu[1] (Social Democratic Party) | |
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69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi) | |
Murfatlar (former name Basarabi) is a town in Constanța County, Romania.
Etymology[]
The name of the town originates from the Turkish word murvet (meaning "generous man").[3]
Between 1921 and 1965, and from 1975 to 2007, the locality was known as Basarabi. On June 26, 2007 the lower house of Romania's Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, approved a proposal to have the name changed back to Murfatlar,[4] which was also ratified by the Senate and promulgated by the president of Romania on December 20, 2007.[5]
Administration[]
Murfatlar is a port on the Danube-Black Sea Canal and has a population of 11,070. A complex of caves was found carved in the hills nearby, see the Basarabi Cave Complex.
The village of Siminoc (historical name: Turc-Murfat) is administered by the town of Murfatlar. The name of the village comes from the flower Helichrysum arenarium (siminoc in Romanian), which can be found abundantly in the area.[6]
The famous Murfatlar Vineyard and Basarabi Cave Complex are located nearby.
Demographics[]
At the 2011 census, Murfatlar had 8,657 Romanians (89.86%), 547 Tatars (5.68%), 236 Gypsies (2.45%), 134 Turks (1.39%), 9 Hungarians (0.09%), 3 Aromanians (0.03%), 16 others (0.17%), 32 with undeclared ethnicity (0.33%) .
Famous natives[]
Murfatlar is the birth place of the current Romanian president, Traian Băsescu.
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References[]
- ^ "Elected mayors at the 2012 local election" (in Romanian). Central Electoral Committee. 15 June 2012. http://www.beclocale2012.ro/DOCUMENTE%20BEC/REZULTATE%20FINALE/Primari/P_lista_moc.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (in Romanian). INSSE. February 02, 2012. http://www.constanta.insse.ro/phpfiles/COMUNICAT_RPL_CONSTANTA.pdf. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ (Romanian) Murfatlar's History, Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008
- ^ (Romanian) România Liberă, Oraşul natal al lui Băsescu nu se mai numeste Basarabi, ci Murfatlar (Băsescu's hometown is no longer called Basarabi, but Murfatlar), June 26, 2007
- ^ (Romanian) Law No. 370/21.12.2007 regarding the name change of town of Basarabi, Constanţa County, into Murfatlar, Chamber of Deputies, accessed June 23, 2008
- ^ (Romanian) Murfatlar's History, Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008
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