For the Romanian given name and people named Ovidiu see Ovidiu (name)

Ovidiu (name)

Ovidiu is a Romanian given name derived from Latin Ovidius. The female form is Ovidia.People named Ovidiu:*Ovidiu Burcă*Ovidiu Coriolan Pecican*Ovidiu Dănănae*Ovidiu Ganţ*Ovidiu Herea*Ovidiu Cornel Hanganu*Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi*Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan...

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

Constanta

Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region....

 in the Constanţa County

Constanta County

Constanța is the name of a county in the Dobruja region of Romania. Its capital city is also named Constanța.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 715,151 and the population density was 101/km². The degree of urbanization is much higher than the Romanian average. In recent years the...

, south-eastern Romania

Romania

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. Ovidiu is quite small (has a population of 13,458) and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanţa retire there.

In 1930, the town was renamed Ovidiu after the Roman

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....

 poet Ovid

Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso , known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria...

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

Siutghiol Lake

Siutghiol is a lagoon in Northern Dobruja, Romania. It extends over 20 km² and has a maximum depth of 18 m.In winter, up to 90% of its surface may be covered by ice.-Etymology:...

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The villages of Poiana (historical names: Cocoşul - until 1964, - until 1926) and Culmea (established in 2011) are administered by the town of Ovidiu.