Oltina
Oltina | |
|---|---|
 Wooden church in Satu Nou | |
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Oltina Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°10′N 27°40′E / 44.167°N 27.667°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Oltina, Răzoarele, Satu Nou, Strunga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ștefania Cealera[1] (PSD) |
Area | 117.67 km2 (45.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,241 |
| • Density | 19.04/km2 (49.33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 907215 |
| Area code | +40 x41 |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
Oltina (Romanian pronunciation: [olˈtina]) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It lies on the right bank of the Danube, on the shores of Lake Oltina, which is drained towards the Danube by the river Canaraua Fetei.
The commune includes four villages:[3]
- Oltina (historical name: Goltina, Bulgarian: Голтинa[citation needed]), named after the Roman settlement Altinum, whose vestiges were found in the vicinity of the village[4]
- Răzoarele (historical name: Curuorman, Turkish: Kuru-Orman)[5][6]
- Satu Nou (historical name: Ienichioi, Turkish: Yeniköy)[4]
- Strunga (historical name: Câșla, Turkish: Kışla)
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,095 | — |
| 2011 | 2,593 | −16.2% |
| 2021 | 2,241 | −13.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2011 census, Oltina had 2,593 inhabitants, of which 96.3% were of Romanian ethnicity.[7] At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,241; of those, 92.73% were Romanians.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ Oltina on the website of the Constanţa County Council Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
- 1 2 Oltina Village Hall, History of the Oltina commune Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on March 24, 2012
- ↑ Fallingrain.com, Răzoarele, accessed on March 12, 2012
- ↑ (in German) Türkische Ortsnamen in der nördlichen Dobrudscha (Rumänien), accessed on March 12, 2012
- ↑ Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- (in Romanian) Oltina on the Constanţa County Council website
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