Aliman Explained

Type:commune
County:Constanța
Population Total:auto
Subdivisions:Aliman, Dunăreni, Floriile, Vlahii
Official Name:Aliman
Leader Name:George Nicola[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PNL
Area Total Km2:126.21
Coordinates:44.1833°N 78°W

Aliman (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /aliˈman/) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes four villages:

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Adâncata (historical name: Polucci), at 44.15°N 27.8825°W, disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977.

The Dacian fortress of Sacidava was located close to the village of Dunăreni.

According to Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, in a hypothesis endorsed by Iorgu Iordan, the name Aliman derives from the Turkish word for "German", Alaman or Aleman.[2]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Aliman had 2,798 Romanians (99.75%), 5 Roma (0.18%), 2 others (0.07%).

Natives of Aliman

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 15 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Iorgu Iordan, Nume de locuri Româneşti în Republica Populară Română, Volume 1, p.124. Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1952