Amzacea Explained

Type:	commune
County:	Constanța
Population Total:	auto
Subdivisions:	Amzacea, Casicea, General Scărișoreanu
Official Name:	Amzacea
Leader Name:	Romică Stan^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 2024
Leader Party:	PSD
Area Total Km2:	130.47
Coordinates:	43.9589°N 28.3961°W

Amzacea (pronounced as /ro/) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes three villages:

• Amzacea (historical names: Amuza-aci,^[2] tr|Hamzaça, Amzaça)
• Casicea (historical name: Maior Chiriacescu)^[2]
• General Scărișoreanu (historical names: Enghez, tr|Engez) - named after the Romanian World War I General . Scărișoreanu received the promotion from Colonel to Brigadier General on the battlefield after the fierce defense of the Topraisar-Amzacea sector of the front by his division during the Second Battle of Cobadin.^[3]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Amzacea had 2,231 Romanians (85.58%), 239 Turks (9.17%), 128 Tatars (4.91%), 4 Lipovans (0.15%), 5 others (0.19%).

External links

• Amzacea on the website of the Constanţa County Council
• Population, Amzacea official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 15 June 2021 . dmy-all.
2. Amzacea Village Hall, Web site: Development Strategy of the Amzacea Commune . 2012-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023236/http://www.primaria-amzacea.ro/documente/STRATEGIA%20%20COMUNEI%20AMZACEA.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead ., accessed on February 22, 2012
3. Cristian Negrea, The Death of A Hero: General Stan Poetaș, accessed on February 22, 2012