Basarabi
Encyclopedia
Murfatlar is a town in Constanţa County
, Romania
.
word murvet (meaning "generous man").
Between 1921 and 1965, and from 1975 to 2007, the locality was known as Basarabi. On June 26, 2007 the lower house of Romania's Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies
, approved a proposal to have the name changed back to Murfatlar, which was also ratified by the Senate
and promulgated by the president of Romania on December 20, 2007.
and has a population of 11,070. A complex of caves was found carved in the hills nearby, see the Basarabi Cave Complex
.
The village of Siminoc (historical name: Turc-Murfat) is administered by the town of Murfatlar. The name of the village comes from the flower Helichrysum arenarium
(siminoc in Romanian
), which can be found abundantly in the area.
The famous Murfatlar Vineyard and Basarabi Cave Complex
are located nearby.
.
Constanta County
Constanța is the name of a county in the Dobruja region of Romania. Its capital city is also named Constanța.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 715,151 and the population density was 101/km². The degree of urbanization is much higher than the Romanian average. In recent years the...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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Etymology
The name of the town originates from the TurkishTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
word murvet (meaning "generous man").
Between 1921 and 1965, and from 1975 to 2007, the locality was known as Basarabi. On June 26, 2007 the lower house of Romania's Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Romania
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 315 seats, to which deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms...
, approved a proposal to have the name changed back to Murfatlar, which was also ratified by the Senate
Senate of Romania
The Senate of Romania is the upper house in the bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 137 seats , to which members are elected by direct popular vote, using Mixed member proportional representation in 42 electoral districts , to serve four-year terms.-Former location:After the Romanian...
and promulgated by the president of Romania on December 20, 2007.
Administration
Murfatlar is a port on the Danube-Black Sea CanalDanube-Black Sea Canal
The Danube – Black Sea Canal is a canal in Romania which runs from Cernavodă on the Danube to Agigea and Năvodari on the Black Sea...
and has a population of 11,070. A complex of caves was found carved in the hills nearby, see the Basarabi Cave Complex
Basarabi Cave Complex
Basarabi Cave Complex or Murfatlar Cave Complex is a medieval Christian monastery located near the town of Murfatlar , Constanţa County, Dobruja, Romania....
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The village of Siminoc (historical name: Turc-Murfat) is administered by the town of Murfatlar. The name of the village comes from the flower Helichrysum arenarium
Helichrysum arenarium
Helichrysum arenarium is also known as dwarf everlast, and Immortelle -Description:An Perennial plant, it grows to be an average of 0.3 m tall....
(siminoc in Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
), which can be found abundantly in the area.
The famous Murfatlar Vineyard and Basarabi Cave Complex
Basarabi Cave Complex
Basarabi Cave Complex or Murfatlar Cave Complex is a medieval Christian monastery located near the town of Murfatlar , Constanţa County, Dobruja, Romania....
are located nearby.
Famous natives
Murfatlar is the birth place of the current Romanian president, Traian BăsescuTraian Basescu
Traian Băsescu is the current President of Romania. After serving as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004, he was elected president in the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2004 and inaugurated on December 20, 2004...
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