Negru Vodă (, historical names: ''Caraomer'', ) is a town in

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Northern Dobruja Northern Dobruja ( or simply ; , ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube, Danube River and the Black Sea, bordered in the south by Southern Dobruja, which is a part of Bulgaria. ...

, south-eastern

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. The town is close to the border with Bulgaria and there is a border crossing linking Negru Vodă to the

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n village Kardam. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the

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. The name is probably derived from the legendary

Radu Negru Negru Vodă (" heBlack Voivode" or " heBlack Prince"), also known as Radu Negru ("Radu heBlack"), was, according to the legend, the founder and the first Voievode of Wallachia. Traditions According to Romanian traditions, Negru Vodă wou ...

(also known as ''Negru Vodă'', the "Black Prince"), founder and ruler of

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. It has an area of .

Administration

The following villages are administered by the town of Negru Vodă: * Darabani (historical names: ''Daulchioi'', ) * Vâlcele (historical names: ''Valalî'', ) Although still mentioned in the official documents as part of the township, the village of Grăniceru (historical names: ''Canlî Ciucur'', ), located at , is currently deserted. Negru Vodă City Hall
Negru Vodă City Hall - Demographics
, accessed on July 11, 2011

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Negru Vodă had a population of 4,616. At the 2011 census, the town had 4,933 residents; of those, 4,698 were

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(95.24%), 160

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(3.24%), 43 Turks (0.87%), 28

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(0.57%), and 4 others (0.08%).

Gallery

File:Negru Voda WW1 memorial.jpg, World War I memorial

References

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