Ovidiu (, historical name: ''Canara'', ) is a town situated a few kilometres north of

Constanța Constanța (, , ) is a city in the Dobruja Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Romania. A port city, it is the capital of Constanța County and the country's Cities in Romania, fourth largest city and principal port on the Black ...

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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. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of 13,968 as of 2021, and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanța retire there. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the

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. In 1930, the town was renamed ''Ovidiu'' after the

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poet

Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso (; 20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Augustan literature (ancient Rome), Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a younger contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he i ...

(). He was supposedly buried on a nearby small island (also called ''Ovidiu'') in the

Siutghiol Lake Siutghiol () is a lagoon on the shores of the Black Sea, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It has a length of and a width of ; it extends over and has a maximum depth of . Ovidiu Island is a small island on the west side of the ...

Administration

The town of Ovidiu administers the villages of Poiana (historical names: ''Cocoșul'' - until 1964, - until 1926) and Culmea. The latter was established in 2011 by legally separating from Ovidiu two territorially distinct communities, Social Group Culmea and Social Group Nazarcea.

Sport

The

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FCV Farul Constanța FCV Farul Constanța (), commonly known as Farul Constanța or simply as Farul, is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in the city of Constanța, Constanța County, that competes in the Liga I. ...

is located in Ovidiu.

Demographics

At the 2021 census Ovidiu had a population of 13,968 with a majority of

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(72.07%) and minorities of

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(2.14%),

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(1.25%),

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(1.15%),

Lipovans The Lipovans or Lippovans are ethnic Russians, Russian Old Believers living in Romania, Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria who settled in the Principality of Moldavia, in the east of the Principality of Wallachia (Muntenia), and in the regions of D ...

(0.07%),

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

(0.05%),

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(0.03%), others (0.13%) and unknown (23.11%). At the 2011 census Ovidiu had a population of 13,847 with a majority of

(81.01%) and minorities of

Tatars Tatars ( )Tatar
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(3.02%),

(2.51%),

(1.83%),

(0.06%),

Greeks Greeks or Hellenes (; , ) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Greek Cypriots, Cyprus, Greeks in Albania, southern Albania, Greeks in Turkey#History, Anatolia, parts of Greeks in Italy, Italy and Egyptian Greeks, Egypt, and to a l ...

(0.04%),

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(0.03%), others (0.13%) and unknown (11.37%).

Natives

Marius Leca Marius Sebastian Leca (born 6 July 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Romania. Club career In October 2023, Leca joined Indian I-League club NEROCA on a season-long deal. In July 2024, Leca joined Engl ...

Gallery

File:Insula ovidiu.jpg, The ''Ovidiu'' island in the

References

Towns in Romania Populated places in Constanța County Localities in Northern Dobruja Aromanian settlements in Romania {{Constanţa-geo-stub