Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța

For other uses, see Mihail Kogălniceanu (disambiguation).

Mihail Kogălniceanu (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil koɡəlniˈtʃe̯anu] ^ⓘ) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Constanța proper. The commune includes three villages:

• Mihail Kogălniceanu - historical names: Kara Murat (Turkish: Karamurat), Bulgari (Bulgarian: Българи) and Regele Ferdinand
• Palazu Mic
• Piatra (historical name: Tașaul, Turkish: Taşağıl)

Mihail Kogălniceanu
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Mihail Kogălniceanu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°22′0″N 28°27′30″E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Mihail Kogălniceanu, Palazu Mic, Piatra
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ancuța-Daniela Belu[1] (PNL)
Area	165.51 km2 (63.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	9,103
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	http://www.mk-primaria.ro

The commune further includes two territorially distinct communities, Social Group Sibioara and Social Group Ceres, which are legally part of the village of Mihail Kogălniceanu. The Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport is located nearby.

History

The village is situated on the site of a Roman settlement called Vicus Clementianus, discovered by the archaeologist Vasile Pârvan in 1913.

In 1651, the place was mentioned by the Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi as a Tatar settlement named Kara Murat ("Black Murat", after its founder).

In 1879-1880, after the incorporation of Northern Dobruja into Romania, the village started to be settled by Romanian shepherds from Transylvania (Mocani). In the 1930s it was renamed Ferdinand I, after King Ferdinand I of Romania. In 1948, with the advent of the communist regime, the commune was given its current name, after the Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu.

Mihail Kogălniceanu is home to the Gheorghe Celea Museum, the first and only Aromanian museum in Romania, founded in 2006 by Willibard ("Willy") Wisoșenschi of the Mușata Armână Cultural Foundation.^[3][4]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mihail Kogălniceanu had 8,273 Romanians (84.95%), 3 Hungarians (0.03%), 246 Roma (2.53%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 33 Turks (0.34%), 419 Tatars (4.30%), 108 Aromanians (1.11%), 642 others (6.59%), and 12 with undeclared ethnicity (0.12%).^[5]

Natives

• Adolph Bachmeier
• Dumitru Caraman
• Toma Enache (born 1970), film director^[6]
• Stere Gulea
• Adrian Pllotschi
• Stere Sertov

• 
  Town Hall
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  Cultural Center
• 
  Clinic