Valu lui Traian (historical name: ''Hasancea'', tr, Hasançay) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Constanța County Constanța () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km2. The degr ...

, Northern Dobruja,

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. The commune was established in 1897, under the name ''Hasancea''. In 1925 it was renamed ''Valu lui Traian'' (

Trajan's Wall Trajan's Wall (''Valul lui Traian'' in Romanian) is the name used for several linear earthen fortifications ( valla) found across Eastern Europe, in Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. Contrary to the name and popular belief, the ramparts were not bui ...

), after the ''

vallum Vallum is either the whole or a portion of the fortifications of a Roman camp. The vallum usually comprised an earthen or turf rampart (Agger) with a wooden palisade on top, with a deep outer ditch (fossa). The name is derived from '' vallus'' (a ...

'' located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: ''Omurcea'', tr, Ömürçay) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.

Nature reserve

There is a nature reserve north-east of Valu lui Traian village, in the Medgidia Plateau. It is located on top of an archaeological site, remnants of a Roman defensive system, and houses several species of xerophilous plants and shrubs on its slopes.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...

, 15%

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, 2.1% Roma and 1.2%

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. 82% were

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and 16.1% Muslim. At the 2011 census, Valu lui Traian had 9,815

(85.71%), 6

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(0.05%), 213 Roma (1.86%), 3

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(0.03%), 191

(1.67%), 1,189

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(10.38%), 7

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(0.06%), 20 others (0.17%), 8 with undeclared ethnicity (0.07%).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valu Lui Traian, Constanta Communes in Constanța County Localities in Northern Dobruja