Tulcea

County	Tulcea County
Status	County capital
Mayor	Constantin Hogea, Democratic Party , since 2004
Population (2002)	91,875
Geographical coordinates	45°11′24″N, 28°48′0″E
Web site	http://www.primaria-tulcea.ro/

Tulcea (Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian: Тулча, Tulcha; Turkish: Hora-Tepé or Tolçu) is a city in Dobruja, Romania. It is the capital city of Tulcea county, and has a population of 91,875 as of 2002. Image File history File links Coa_tulcea_ro. ... Image File history File links Tulcea_in_Romania. ... Administrative map of Romania. ... 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). ... The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 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). ...

It was founded in the 8th century BC under the name of Aegyssos, mentioned in the documents of Diodorus. Ovid referred to it in Ex Ponto, saying that its name would have originated with that of its founder, a Dacian named Carpyus Aegyssus. In the 1st century, Aegyssos/Aegyssus was conquered by the Romans, which were to establish a base for the Roman fleet defending the Empire's northeastern border, strengthening it with tall defence walls and towers (ruins of which are still visible). (2nd millennium BCE - 1st millennium BCE - 1st millennium) // Overview Events Assyria conquers Damascus and Samaria Nineveh destroyed (789 BCE) First recorded Olympic Games held in Greece (776 BCE) Zhou Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang (771 BC); The Spring and Autumn Period (771-481 BCE) began. ... Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian, born at Agyrium in Sicily (now called Agira, in the province of Enna). ... Engraved frontispiece of George Sandyss 1632 London edition of Publius Ovidius Naso (Sulmona, March 20, 43 BC â€“ Tomis, now Constanta AD 17) Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women, and mythological transformations. ... Epistulae ex Ponto (Letters from the Black Sea) is a work of Ovid, in four books. ... Dacian kingdom during the reign of Burebista, 82 BC The Dacians (Lat. ... The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 100. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... The Roman Navy (Latin: Classis) operated between the First Punic war and the end of the Western Roman Empire. ...

Tulcea in the end of the 19th century

It was then ruled by the Byzantine Empire (8th - 9th century), the Genoese (10th - 13th century), it was part of the local Dobrujan polities of Balik/Balica, Dobrotitsa/Dobrotici, and, for a brief while after 1390, ruled by the Wallachian Prince Mircea cel Bătrân. Image File history File links Tulcea-19thcentury-BGRod. ... Image File history File links Tulcea-19thcentury-BGRod. ... Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was that century that lasted from 801 to 900. ... The Republic of Genoa, in full the Most Serene Republic of Genoa (known as the Ligurian Republic from 1798 to 1805) was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from ca. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Events Births December 27 - Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (died 1411) Domenico da Piacenza, Italian dancemaster (died 1470) John Dunstable, English composer (died 1453) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman and rebel leader (died 1436) Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447) John VIII Palaeologus Byzantine Emperor (died 1448) Deaths... This article is about the region in what is now Southern Romania. ... Below is the list of Wallachian rulers, since the first mentioned until the unification with Moldavia in 1859. ... Mircea the Elder Wallachia under Mircea cel Bătrân, c. ...

In 1416 it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire, and awarded to Romania, together with the rest of Dobruja, in 1878. Around 1848, Tulcea was still a small shipyard city, being awarded city status in 1860, when it became a province capital. Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

Tulcea Today

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Demographics

According to the 2002 census, Tulcea has a population of 91,875 inhabitants, 92.3% of which are ethnic Romanian. Significant minority groups include Lippovan Russians (making up 3.4% of the total population), and Turks (1.4%). The Romanians (români in present-day Romanian and rumâni in historical contexts) are an ethnic group; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania and of Moldova (where they are also called Moldovans, although it has been argued that the Moldovans are a distinct ethnic group[12]); each of... Lipovans or Lippovans (Old Faith Believers, Old Rite Followers) are a small (about 40,000) Slavic ethnic group of Russian origin residing in the delta of the Danube River in Tulcea county of eastern Romania. ...

Famous natives

• Grigore Moisil, mathematician
• Tora Vasilescu, actress
• Radu Gheorghe, actor
• Virginia Mirea, actress
• Crin Antonescu, deputy
• Lili Sandu, singer and actress
• Traian Cosovei, writer
• Stefan Karadzha, Bulgarian revolutionary, studied in and associated with the town

Grigore C. Moisil (born 1906 in Tulcea, Romania - died 1973 in Ottawa, Canada) was a Romanian mathematician and member of the Romanian Academy. ... Tora Vasilescu is a famous Romanian actress who has recently played in the first Romanian soap opera called Numai iubirea, translated as Only The Love [1] Categories: Actor stubs | Romanian actors ...

External links

• All about Tulcea
• Romanian Site With Photos And Information