Mihai Viteazu 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 ...

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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. It is situated in the northeastern part of the county, some from the county seat,

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. To the east are the shores of the

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and of Lake Sinoe, while to the north is

Tulcea County Tulcea County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. It includes in its northeast corner the large and thinly-populated estuary of the Danube. Demographics In 2021, Tulcea Coun ...

. The commune consists of two villages, which are apart: * Mihai Viteazu, named after the

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n prince

Michael the Brave Michael the Brave ( or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593–1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Transylvani ...

(historical name: ''Sariurt''). * Sinoe (historical names: ''Casapchioi'', ). The Eolica Mihai Viteazu Wind Farm (with a nominal output of up to 80 MW of power) is located on the territory of the commune.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mihai Viteazu had 3,244 inhabitants, of whom 2,881 were

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(94.83%), 3

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(0.10%), 148 Roma (4.87%), and 6 others (0.20%). At the 1930 census, Mihai Viteazu had 1,720 inhabitants, of whom 1,576 (91.63%) were

Bulgarians Bulgarians (, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language. They form the majority of the population in Bulgaria, ...

and 120 (6.98%) Romanians. In Sinoe, of 2,230 inhabitants, 2,136 (95.78%) were Bulgarians and 54 (2.42%) Romanians.''Recensământul general al populației din 1930'', vol. II, p. 146 The local Bulgarians left in 1940, during the

population exchange between Bulgaria and Romania The population exchange between Bulgaria and Romania was a population exchange carried out in 1940 after the transfer of Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria by Romania. It involved 103,711 Romanians, Aromanians and Megleno-Romanians living in Southern Do ...

Notable natives

* Ovidiu Papadima (1909–1996), Romanian

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, folklorist, and

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Viorel Talapan Viorel Talapan (born 25 February 1972, Mihai Viteazu) is a retired Romanian rower. He competed in coxed four A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who p ...

(b. 1972), Romanian rower

Gallery

File:Sustainable power (AP4M4369 1PS).jpg, Windmills at the Eolica Mihai Viteazu Wind Farm Image:Bulgarians-after-mass-Kasapköy.jpg, Bulgarians after church mass, Kasapköy village (today Sinoe), early 20th century

References

Communes in Constanța County Localities in Northern Dobruja {{Constanţa-geo-stub