Topolog, Tulcea Explained

Type:commune
County:Tulcea
Population Total:auto
Subdivisions:Calfa, Cerbu, Făgărașu Nou, Luminița, Măgurele, Sâmbăta Nouă, Topolog
Topolog
Coordinates:44.8833°N 50°W
Area Total Km2:198.29
Leader Name:Marian Ciobanu[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Postal Code:827220

Topolog is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Calfa, Cerbu (historical name:Hagiomer), Făgărașu Nou, Luminița (historical names: Rum Ali, Urumbei - until 1925, Regina Elisabeta - until 1948, Elena Pavel - until 1964),[2] Măgurele, Sâmbăta Nouă and Topolog.

Făgărașu Nou (“New Făgăraș”) was founded around 1880 by Mihai Popa Radu, a former captain in the Austro-Hungarian Army. Naming the new village after his hometown, he brought along seventeen families from Transylvania, part of a broader migration of Mocani.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Luminița Parish, History of Luminița village, accessed on March 24, 2012
  3. Gheorghe, p. 72
  4. Description at the Panait Cerna Tulcea County Library site