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Dunăreni, Constanța
Aliman () is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes four villages: * Aliman * Dunăreni (historical name: ''Mârleanu'' or ''Mîrleanu'' until 1968) * Floriile (historical name: ''Bac Cuius'', tr, Bakkuyusu) * Vlahii (historical name: ''Vlahchioi'') The territory of the commune also includes the former village of ''Adâncata'' (historical name: ''Polucci''), at , disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977. The Dacian fortress of Sacidava was located close to the village of Dunăreni. According to Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, in a hypothesis endorsed by Iorgu Iordan, the name ''Aliman'' derives from the Turkish word for "German", ''Alaman or ''Aleman''.Iorgu Iordan, ''Nume de locuri Româneşti în Republica Populară Română'', Volume 1, p.124. Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1952 Demographics At the 2011 census, Aliman had 2,798 Romanians (99.75%), 5 Roma (0.18%), 2 others (0.07%). Natives of Aliman * Dan Spătaru Dan Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune In Romania
A commune (''comună'' in Romanian language, Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania, county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''Cities in Romania, city'' or ''Municipality in Romania, municipality''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor (''primar'' in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |