Aliman Explained

Type:	commune
County:	Constanța
Population Total:	auto
Subdivisions:	Aliman, Dunăreni, Floriile, Vlahii
Official Name:	Aliman
Leader Name:	George Nicola^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 2024
Leader Party:	PNL
Area Total Km2:	126.21
Coordinates:	44.1833°N 78°W

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

• Aliman
• Dunăreni (historical name: Mârleanu or Mîrleanu until 1968)
• Floriile (historical name: Bac Cuius, tr|Bakkuyusu)
• Vlahii (historical name: Vlahchioi)

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Adâncata (historical name: Polucci), at 44.15°N 27.8825°W, disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977.

The Dacian fortress of Sacidava was located close to the village of Dunăreni.

According to Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, in a hypothesis endorsed by Iorgu Iordan, the name Aliman derives from the Turkish word for "German", Alaman or Aleman.^[2]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Aliman had 2,798 Romanians (99.75%), 5 Roma (0.18%), 2 others (0.07%).

Natives of Aliman

• Dan Spătaru, singer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 15 June 2021 . dmy-all.
2. Iorgu Iordan, Nume de locuri Româneşti în Republica Populară Română, Volume 1, p.124. Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1952