Valu lui Traian, Constanta
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Valu lui Traian is a commune in Constanţa County
, Romania
.
The commune was established in 1897, under the name Hasancea. In 1925 it was renamed Valu lui Traian (Trajan's Wall
), after the vallum
located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: Omurcea) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.
At the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were Romanians
, 15% Tatars
, 2.1% Roma and 1.2% Turks. 82% were Romanian Orthodox and 16.1% Muslim
.
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...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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The commune was established in 1897, under the name Hasancea. In 1925 it was renamed Valu lui Traian (Trajan's Wall
Trajan's Wall
Trajan's Wall is a complex of valla in Eastern Europe: in Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.Contrary to the name and popular belief, the ramparts were not built by Romans during Trajan's reign.-Romania:...
), after the vallum
Vallum
Vallum is a term applied either to the whole or a portion of the fortifications of a Roman camp. The vallum usually comprised an earthen or turf rampart with a wooden palisade on top, with a deep outer ditch...
located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: Omurcea) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.
At the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were Romanians
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
, 15% Tatars
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
, 2.1% Roma and 1.2% Turks. 82% were Romanian Orthodox and 16.1% Muslim
Islam in Romania
Islam in Romania is followed by only 0.3 percent of population, but has 700 years of tradition in Northern Dobruja, a region on the Black Sea coast which was part of the Ottoman Empire for almost five centuries . In present-day Romania, most adherents to Islam belong to the Tatar and Turkish ethnic...
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External links
- Valu lu Traian on the site of Constanţa County Council