Valu lui Traian | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Valu lui Traian Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′54″N 28°27′18″E / 44.16500°N 28.45500°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Florin Mitroi [1] ( PNL) |
| Area | 63.29 km2 (24.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)
[2] | 16,617 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/ EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website |
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Valu lui Traian (historical name: Hasancea, Turkish: Hasançay) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune was established in 1897, under the name Hasancea. In 1925 it was renamed Valu lui Traian ( Trajan's Wall), after the vallum located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: Omurcea, Turkish: Ömürçay) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.
There is a nature reserve north-east of Valu lui Traian village, in the Medgidia Plateau. It is located on top of an archaeological site, remnants of a Roman defensive system, and houses several species of xerophilous plants and shrubs on its slopes. [3] [4]
At the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were Romanians, 15% Tatars, 2.1% Roma and 1.2% Turks. 82% were Romanian Orthodox and 16.1% Muslim.
At the 2011 census, Valu lui Traian had 9,815 Romanians (85.71%), 6 Hungarians (0.05%), 213 Roma (1.86%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 191 Turks (1.67%), 1,189 Tatars (10.38%), 7 Lipovans (0.06%), 20 others (0.17%), 8 with undeclared ethnicity (0.07%). [5]
At the 2021 census Valu lui Traian had a population of 16,617 with a majority of Romanians (74.14%) and minorities of Tatars (6.61%), Turks (1.43%), Roma (1.25%), Lipovans (0.07%), Greeks (0.06%), Bulgarians (0.02%), others (0.23%) and unknown (16.19%).
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Analiza privind situaţia actuală a ariilor naturale protejate din Regiunea de Dezvoltare Sud–Est, p. 72-73
- ^ "Valu Lui Traian". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
Valu lui Traian | |
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Coat of arms | |
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Location in Constanța County | |
Valu lui Traian Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′54″N 28°27′18″E / 44.16500°N 28.45500°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Florin Mitroi [1] ( PNL) |
| Area | 63.29 km2 (24.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)
[2] | 16,617 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/ EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website |
www |
Valu lui Traian (historical name: Hasancea, Turkish: Hasançay) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune was established in 1897, under the name Hasancea. In 1925 it was renamed Valu lui Traian ( Trajan's Wall), after the vallum located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: Omurcea, Turkish: Ömürçay) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.
There is a nature reserve north-east of Valu lui Traian village, in the Medgidia Plateau. It is located on top of an archaeological site, remnants of a Roman defensive system, and houses several species of xerophilous plants and shrubs on its slopes. [3] [4]
At the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were Romanians, 15% Tatars, 2.1% Roma and 1.2% Turks. 82% were Romanian Orthodox and 16.1% Muslim.
At the 2011 census, Valu lui Traian had 9,815 Romanians (85.71%), 6 Hungarians (0.05%), 213 Roma (1.86%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 191 Turks (1.67%), 1,189 Tatars (10.38%), 7 Lipovans (0.06%), 20 others (0.17%), 8 with undeclared ethnicity (0.07%). [5]
At the 2021 census Valu lui Traian had a population of 16,617 with a majority of Romanians (74.14%) and minorities of Tatars (6.61%), Turks (1.43%), Roma (1.25%), Lipovans (0.07%), Greeks (0.06%), Bulgarians (0.02%), others (0.23%) and unknown (16.19%).
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Analiza privind situaţia actuală a ariilor naturale protejate din Regiunea de Dezvoltare Sud–Est, p. 72-73
- ^ "Valu Lui Traian". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.