Horia, Tulcea Explained
Type: | commune |
County: | Tulcea |
Population Total: | auto |
Subdivisions: | Cloșca, Florești, Horia |
Horia |
Coordinates: | 45.0167°N 55°W |
Area Total Km2: | 42.00 |
Leader Name: | Marian Taifas[1] |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Horia is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cloșca (formerly called Dautcea and, after 1912, Încoronarea), Florești (formerly called Islam Geaferca) and Horia (formerly called Ortachioi,[2] and Regina Maria from 1924 to 1947).[3]
History
The village Horia was first mentioned on the maps of the 18th century, as a small community with a few villages. In the 19th century it had the Turkish name Ortachioi, and at the beginning of the 20th century, the village received the name "Regina Maria" (after Queen Marie of Romania[4]). From 1947 to the present days, the village bears the name Horia.
Ethnic structure
Horia was grounded by a Muslim community, to which added in time Romanians and Bulgarians. Nowadays it comprises mostly Romanian population.[5]
Cultural personalities of the village
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 June 2021 . dmy-all.
- Web site: Horia, Tulcea, general information.
- Book: The Monography of Horia commune (Ortachioi - Regina Maria) from Tulcea county, author - Ioan Corleanca, teacher of history at the school in Horia, language:ro. 9789737828293. Corleancă. Ioan. 2007.
- Web site: The Royal Family of Romania.
- Web site: Horia commune, Tulcea county, description .
- Web site: Gheorghe Mihalcea: Volumes, articles, references .
- Web site: Mihalcea, Gheorghe C.. 2012-06-14. 2015-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419205110/http://demo.tinread.ro/opac/author/110588;jsessionid=D4BD668933450B18D40BF9B4735CA3ED. dead.
- Web site: Gheorghe Mihalcea: folklorist . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419204313/http://www.crispedia.ro/Gheorghe_C__Mihalcea . 2015-04-19 .
- Web site: Gheorghe Mihalcea listed as specialist with PhD studies in Tulcea county.
- Web site: Reference to Gheorghe Mihalcea. 2012-06-14. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221317/http://usr-dobrogea.ro/?page_id=404%C3%82. dead.
- Web site: Eco-school Horia. 2012-06-14. 2021-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304040710/http://ecoscoalahoria.webgarden.ro/. dead.