C. A. Rosetti, Tulcea Explained

Type:commune
County:Tulcea
C. A. Rosetti
Subdivisions:C. A. Rosetti, Cardon, Letea, Periprava, Sfiștofca
Leader Name:Antonel Pocora[1]
Leader Party:PSD
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:45.3°N 63°W
Elevation:2
Area Total:276.45
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:827015

C. A. Rosetti is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune is named for writer and politician Constantin Alexandru Rosetti. It is composed of five villages: C. A. Rosetti, Cardon, Letea, Periprava, and Sfiștofca.

The commune lies on the right bank of the Chilia branch of the Danube. It is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the border with Ukraine. A ferry service across the Danube operates from Periprava to Vylkove, a small city in the Izmail Raion of Odesa Oblast.

At the 2011 census, 65.7% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 24.3% Russian Lipovans, and 9.8% Ukrainians. The same census found that Letea (Russian: Летя, Letya) village had 348 inhabitants, down from 404 in 2002. Of those, 399 were native speakers of Romanian, and 5 of Ukrainian.[2]

The painter (1883–1961) was born in Letea.[3]

The Periprava labor camp operated near the village of Periprava during communist rule.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Recensământul Populației și al Locuințelor. Romanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20120119080347/http://www.kia.hu/konyvtar/erdely/erd2002/limba_materna2002.zip. January 19, 2012. live. August 6, 2019.
  3. Web site: Stavru Tarasov, un posibil Ingres al românilor. Aurel . Ifrim. Convorbiri Literare. Romanian.