Peștera

"Pestera" redirects here. For the Bulgarian town, see Peshtera.

For other uses, see Peștera (disambiguation).

Peștera (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpeʃtera], meaning "the cave" in Romanian) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes five villages:

• Peștera
• Ivrinezu Mare
• Ivrinezu Mic
• Izvoru Mare (historical name: Mamut-Cuius, Turkish: Mamutkuyusu)
• Veteranu (historical name: Idris-Cuius, Turkish: İdriskuyusu)

Peștera
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Peștera Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°11′N 28°8′E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Peștera, Ivrinezu Mare, Ivrinezu Mic, Izvoru Mare, Veteranu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Nicoleta Vrabie[1]
Area	194.90 km2 (75.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	3,127
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.comunapestera.ro

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Pestera had 3,178 Romanians (99.28%), 18 Turks (0.56%), 4 Tatars (0.12%), 1 others (0.03%).^[3]

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.