Hamcearca Explained

Type:commune
County:Tulcea
Population Total:auto
Subdivisions:Balabancea, Căprioara, Hamcearca, Nifon
Hamcearca
Coordinates:45.1167°N 50°W
Established Date:ca. 1800 (first attested)
Area Total Km2:198.29
Leader Name:Ion Acceleanu[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PNL

Hamcearca is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Balabancea, Căprioara (historical name: Geaferca-Rusă), Hamcearca and Nifon.

The commune formerly included Taiţa village, mainly Russian-inhabited prior to 1877, but this had been depopulated by 1930.[2]

Reportedly, the commune's name derives from Hamcerencu, the surname of the brothers who settled there around 1812.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Laura-Diana Cizer, Toponimia județului Tulcea, p.156. Editura Lumen, 2012, .
  3. Fondul Primăriei Hamcearca at the National Archives of Romania site; accessed July 2, 2013