Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanţa

Mihail Kogălniceanu (historical names: Kara Murat, Turkish: Karamurat; Ferdinand I)
Palazu Mic
Piatra (historical name: Taşaul, Turkish: Taşağıl)

The Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport is located nearby.

[edit] History

The village is situated on the location of an 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 re-baptized 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.

[edit] External link

"Romanians Eager for Long-Awaited Arrival of the Yanks", Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post, February 6, 2006

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