Murighiol

Murighiol (Independența from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges:

  • Murighiol
  • Plopul (formerly Beibudzac)
  • Colina (Russian: Калина)
  • Dunavățu de Jos (Russian: Долни Дунавец)
  • Dunavățu de Sus (Russian: Горни Дунавец)
  • Sarinasuf
  • Uzlina
Murighiol
Location in Tulcea County
Murighiol
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°02′N 29°10′E
Country Romania
CountyTulcea
SubdivisionsColina, Dunavățu de Jos, Dunavățu de Sus, Murighiol, Plopul, Sarinasuf, Uzlina
Government
  MayorFilip Ivanov (since 2004) (PNL)
Area
804.49 km2 (310.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,217
  Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
827150
Vehicle reg.TL
Websiteprimaria-murighiol.ro

At the 2011 census, 94.6% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 4.5% Ukrainians and 0.4% Turks.

The commune's name is of Turkish origin: moru ("violet") and göl ("lake") compounded to mean "violet lake".[2]

The archaeological site of Halmyris is located near the village of Murighiol. Halmyris was a Roman legionary fort from the 1st–4th centuries CE. It is currently under excavation.

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. Limba română, p.264. Institutul de Lingvistică din București, 1978
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