Ostrov, Tulcea Explained

Type:commune
County:Tulcea
Population Total:auto
Subdivisions:Ostrov, Piatra
Ostrov
Coordinates:44.9333°N 37°W
Area Total Km2:118.796
Leader Name:Ion Tănase[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PSD
Postal Code:827175

Ostrov is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ostrov and Piatra.

It is the site of the Roman fort Beroe in the Roman province of Moesia and part of the defensive frontier system of the Limes Moesiae along the Danube.[2]

The Beroe archaeological site is on the bank of the branch of the Danube River, 3 km south of Ostrov village. The first historical reference related to the fortress dates to the 2 century AD, the fort being inhabited until the early 7 century.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Nicolae Buzgar, Raman study of the brownish-yellow pigment from a Roman Basilica (Dobrogea, Romania – 4th – 6th century A.D.), Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii “Al. I. Cuza” din Iasi, Seria Geologie 57 (2) (2011) 15–18 http://geology.uaic.ro/auig/