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Constanța Aquarium
The Constanța Aquarium is located along the Black Sea in Constanța, Romania. The building that hosts the aquarium dates to the early 20th century. It served as a restaurant for the adjacent Constanța Casino until the aquarium opened in 1958. For many years Romania’s only aquarium, it holds over 100 species of fish and other aquatic wildlife. These are divided into three sections: marine, freshwater and exotic fish. The aquarium is named after marine biologist Ioan Borcea Ioan Borcea (January 30, 1879–July 30, 1936) was a Romanian zoologist. Born in Buhoci, Bacău County, he entered secondary school at the National College in Iași before going on to the Costache Negruzzi Boarding High School, from which h ....Ionel Maftei, ''Personalități ieșene'', p. 93. Iași: Comitetul de cultură și educație socialistă al județului Iași, 1972 Notes {{coord, 44.17092, 28.66316, format=dms, type:landmark_region:RO, display=title Tourist attractions in Constanța Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), historically known as Tomis ( grc, Τόμις), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Romania, founded around 600 BC, and among the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest in Europe. A port-city, it is located in the Northern Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Dobrogea. Romania’s fifth largest city, it is also the largest port on the Black Sea. As of the 2011 Romanian census, 2011 census, Constanța has a population of 283,872. The Constanța metropolitan area includes 14 localities within of the city. It is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Romania. The Port of Constanța has an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
