C.A. Rosetti is a commune in
Tulcea County,
Northern Dobruja
Northern Dobruja ( ro, Dobrogea de Nord or simply ; bg, Северна Добруджа, ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, bordered in the south ...
,
Romania. The commune is named for writer and politician
Constantin Alexandru Rosetti
Constantin Alexandru Rosetti (; 2 June 1816 – 8 April 1885) was a Romanian literary and political leader, born in Bucharest into the princely Rosetti family.
Biography Before 1848
Constantin Alexandru Rosetti was born in Bucharest, the son ...
. It is composed of five villages: C.A. Rosetti, Cardon, Letea, Periprava and Sfiștofca. At the 2011 census, 65.7% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 24.3% Russian
Lipovans and 9.8% Ukrainians.
The same census found that Letea (
Russian: Летя, ''Letya'') village had 348 inhabitants, down from 404 in 2002. Of those, 399 were native speakers of Romanian and 5 of Ukrainian. The painter (1883–1961) was born in Letea.
The
Periprava labor camp
The Periprava labor camp was a labor camp operated by the Romanian communist regime. The camp, located near the village of Periprava in the Danube Delta, held up to 2,000 prisoners. According to a study done by the International Centre for Stud ...
operated near the village of Periprava during
communist rule.
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Communes in Tulcea County
Localities in Northern Dobruja
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