Ostrov is a commune in

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Name

The name Ostrov is a word of Bulgarian origin and it means "island". The village itself is not located on an island, but rather on the banks of the Danube.

Villages

The commune includes six villages: * Ostrov * Almălău (historical name: Almaliul, ) * Bugeac () * Esechioi () * Galița * Gârlița

Geography

Ostrov is close to the Bulgarian border, with a border crossing linking it to the Bulgarian city of

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. The locality was a town until 1950.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Ostrov had 4,730

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(95.54%), 187

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(3.78%), 30

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(0.61%), 4 others (0.08%).

Natives

Traian Cocorăscu Traian Cocorăscu (15 February 1888 – 11 October 1970) was a Romanian brigadier-general during World War II. He was born in Ostrov, Constanța County, and attended the Infantry and Cavalry Military School from 1907 to 1909, graduating with ...

* Ionuț Țenea

Păcuiul lui Soare

''Păcuiul lui Soare'' is the name of a fortress on an island close to Ostrov. The ruins from the beginning of 8th century belong to the "Glorious Palace" of the First Bulgarian Khans on Danube and main base of the Bulgarian Danube fleet, as researchers suppose. They found many Protobulgarian marks graved in the blocks of the stone masonry of fortress that build pretty similar to the imperial capital

Pliska Pliska ( , ) was the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire during the Middle Ages and is now List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a small town in Shumen Province, on the Ludogorie plateau of the Danubian Plain (Bulgaria), Danubian Plain, 20 ...

. The stone graving text from the "Holy 40 martyrs column" found in

Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo (, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the historical and spiritual capital of Bulgaria. Often referred to as the "''City of the Tsars''", Velik ...

indicate that the Great Khan

Omurtag Omurtag (or Omortag) (died 831) also known as Murtag or Murtagon (; Веселин Бешевлиев, Първобългарски надписи. 2ed. София 1992. Chapter: VI. Възспоменателни надписи, Inscriptio) was a ...

(?-831) built, maybe over Byzantine ruins, the medieval port and palace complex.

References

External links

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Ostrov at the Constanța County Council website
Communes in Constanța County Localities in Northern Dobruja Bulgaria–Romania border crossings {{Constanţa-geo-stub