Tichilești, Tulcea
Tichilești is a leper colony in Isaccea, Tulcea County, Romania, having 9 inhabitants in 2019. Although officially a hospital, Tichilești appears to be more like a small village, and is formally administered as a village by Isaccea. Tichilești was founded as a monastery, in 1875 becoming a leper colony. Name Tichilești's name is derived from the Turkish name of the settlement, ''Tekeli'' is derived from the Turkish word ''wikt:teke, teke'', meaning "he-goat". History Tichilești was founded as a monastery, in 1875 becoming a leper colony.Roger Boyes, "Europe's last outcasts of a biblical terror", ''The Times'' 1 November 2003 A legend says the monastery was founded by one of the Cantacuzino princesses who was affected by leprosy. Another theory of the history the settlement is that a group of Russian refugees (see Lipovans) settled there and founded the monastery, but soon became outlaws who were eventually caught.
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