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Encyclopedia > Northern Dobruja
Map of Romania with Northern Dobruja highlighted
Map of Romania with Northern Dobruja highlighted

Northern Dobruja (Dobrogea in Romanian; Северна Добруджа, Severna Dobrudzha in Bulgarian) is the part of Dobruja that is part of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, bordered in south by Bulgarian Southern Dobrogea. Image File history File links Dobrogea. ... Dobruja, or sometimes Dobrudja (Dobrogea in Romanian, Добруджа—transliterated Dobrudzha—in Bulgarian, Dobruca in Turkish), is the territory between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta, Romanian coast and the northernmost part of the Bulgarian coast. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (German: Donau, Slovak: Dunaj, Hungarian: Duna, Slovenian: Donava, Croatian: Dunav, Serbian: Дунав/Dunav, Bulgarian: Дунав (Dunav), Romanian: Dunăre, Ukrainian: , Latin: Danuvius, Turkish: Tuna) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Map of the Black Sea. ... Southern Dobruja (Южна Добруджа (Yuzhna Dobrudzha) in Bulgarian, Dobrogea de sud or Cadrilater in Romanian) is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra. ...

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Geography

The Romanian administrative region of Dobrogea consists of the counties of Constanţa and Tulcea, with a combined area of 15,500 km² and population of now slightly over a million. Its principal cities are Constanţa, Tulcea, Medgidia and Mangalia. ConstanÅ£a is a county (judeÅ£) in the South-East of Romania, the southern side of Dobrogea region, with the capital city at ConstanÅ£a (population: 310. ... Administrative map of Romania with Tulcea county highlighted Tulcea is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Dobrogea region, with the capital city at Tulcea (population: 96,813). ... ConstanÅ£a (pronunciation in Romanian: ; old names: Kustendji, Kustendja, Köstence, Constantza, Tomis) is a seaport on the Black Sea and the capital of ConstanÅ£a County, Romania. ... County Tulcea County Status County capital Mayor Constantin Hogea , since 2004 Area  km² Population (2002) 91,875 Density  inh/km² Geographical coordinates , Web site http://www. ... Medgidia (Turkish Mecidiye): (population: 43,800) is a town in Dobruja, Romania. ... County ConstanÅ£a County Status Municipality Mayor Zanfir Iorgus, since 2004 Area 62. ...


Rivers

  • Casimcea
  • Slava
  • Taiţa River
  • Teliţa River

Lakes

  • Crapina Lake
  • Jijiei Lake
  • Traian Lake
  • Babadag Lake
  • Razim Lake
  • Zmeica Lake
  • Sinoie Lake
  • Taşaul Lake

Razelm Lake (Romanian: Lacul Razim) is the lake and the group of the lakes on the beach of Black Sea in Romania south of the Danube Delta. ...

Danube Delta

The Danube Delta consists of numerous lakes. The most important ones are:

  • Roşu
  • Isac
  • Gorgova
  • Furtuna
  • Ledeanca
  • Tatanir
  • Merhel
  • Matiţa
  • Uzlina
  • Dranov
  • Lumina
  • Puiu
  • Puiuleţ

History

The territory was under Turkish rule until 1878, when it was awarded to Romania for its role in the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish war. Under the treaties of San Stefano and Berlin Romania received Northern Dobruja while the newly restored principality of Bulgaria received the smaller Southern Dobruja. After the Second Balkan War in 1913, Romania also occupied the Bulgarian Southern Dobruja, which it ruled until 1940. 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Borders of Bulgaria according to the Treaty of San Stefano of March 3rd, 1878 The Treaty of San Stefano was a treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire at the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. ... The Treaty of Berlin was the final Act of the Congress of Berlin (June 13-July 13, 1878), by which the United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the Ottoman government under Sultan Hamid revised the Treaty of San Stefano signed on March 3 of the same year. ... Southern Dobruja (Добруджа in Bulgarian, Dobrogea de sud or Cadrilater in Romanian) is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...


Coat of Arms of Romania

Dobrogea is represented by dolphins in the Coat of Arms of Romania. Genera See article below. ... Coat of Arms of Romania The Coat of Arms of Romania consists of an eagle holding a cross in its beak and a sceptre and a sword in its claws. ...



Romanian historical regions:
Dobrogea

Moldavia : Bessarabia | Budjak | Bukovina | Hertza Dobruja, or sometimes Dobrudja (Dobrogea in Romanian, Добруджа—transliterated Dobrudzha—in Bulgarian, Dobruca in Turkish), is the territory between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta, Romanian coast and the northernmost part of the Bulgarian coast. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... 1927 map of Bessarabia from Charles Upson Clarks book Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... Budjak or Budzhak is the southern part of Bessarabia, now part of the Odessa Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Bukovina (Ukrainian: Буковина, Bukovyna; Romanian: Bucovina; German and Polish: Bukowina; see also other languages) is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains. ... Ethnic divisions in Chernivtsi Oblast with Hertza region highlighted in yellow and surrounding areas inhabited by Romanian-speakers Hertza region (Romanian: Å¢inutul HerÅ£a) is the territory of an administrative district (raion) of Hertsa (HerÅ£a) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in south-western Ukraine, on the Romanian...


Transylvania : Banat | Crişana | Maramureş This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Banat (Romanian: Banat; Serbian: Банат or Banat; German: Banat; Hungarian: Bánát or Bánság; Slovak: Banát) is a geographical and historical region in Southeastern Europe divided among three countries: the eastern part belongs to Romania (the counties of TimiÅŸ, CaraÅŸ-Severin, Arad, and MehedinÅ£i), the western... CriÅŸana is a region of west Romania, near the border with Hungary, named after the three CriÅŸ rivers that flow through it. ... Map of Romania with MaramureÅŸ region highlighted The MaramureÅŸ region (Romanian: MaramureÅŸ; Hungarian: Máramaros; Ukrainian: Мармарощина, Marmaroščyna; Latin: Marmatia) is in the north of Romania, north of Transylvania along the Tisza River. ...


Wallachia : Muntenia | Oltenia Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Map of Romania with Muntenia highlighted Muntenia or Greater Wallachia is a historical province of Romania, usually considered Wallachia-proper (Muntenia, Å¢ara Românească, and the seldomly used Valahia are synonyms in Romanian). ... Map of Romania with Oltenia highlighted Oltenia or Lesser Wallachia is a historical province of Romania. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Dobruja - Free net encyclopedia (3891 words)
Dobruja, or sometimes Dobrudja (Dobrogea in Romanian, Добруджа—transliterated Dobrudzha—in Bulgarian, Dobruca in Turkish), is the territory between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta, Romanian coast and the northernmost part of the Bulgarian coast.
In 118 emperor Hadrianus intervened in the region to calm the rebellion of the Sarmatians.
According to the December 1899 census, the population of Northern Dobruja consisted of 118,919 (46%) Romanians, 38,439 (14%) Bulgarians, 28,670 (11%) Tatars, 12,146 (4%) Turks, 13,680 (5%) Ruthenians, 12,801 (5%) Lipovans, 8,566 (3%) Germans and 8,445 (3%) Greeks, from a total of 258,242.
Dobruja at AllExperts (3911 words)
In 118 the emperor Hadrianus intervened in the region to calm a Sarmatian rebellion.
Dobruja remained under loose Byzantine control, and was reorganized during the reign of Constantine IV as Thema Scythia.
Dobruja was held by the Second Bulgarian Empire during the reigns of Ivan Asen II and Theodore Svetoslav.
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