Fântânele (historical name: ''Inancișmea'', ) is a commune in
Constanța County
Constanța () is a Counties of Romania, county (județ) of Romania on the Bulgaria–Romania border, border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța.
Demographics
In 2021, it had a population of 655,997 ...
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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.
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
, including the village with the same name.
The commune was established in 2005 by detaching the Fântânele village from the
Cogealac
Cogealac is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes six villages:
* Cogealac (historical names: ''Domnești'', )
* Gura Dobrogei (historical names: ''Câvârgic'', )
* Râmnicu de Jos
* Râmnicu de Sus
* Ta ...
commune.Romanian Chamber of Deputies,
The
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm
The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm is the largest onshore wind farm in Romania and in Europe, with installed nameplate capacity of 600 MW from 240 General Electric 2.5xl wind turbines. The wind farm has been built for the Czech ČEZ Group.
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(with an installed
nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, maximum effect or gross capacity,MW) is partly located on the territory of the commune.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Fântânele had 1,553
Romanians
Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...