Crucea, Constanta
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Crucea is a commune in Constanţa County
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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The commune includes six villages:
  • Crucea (historical name: Satişchioi)
  • Băltăgeşti
  • Crişan (historical name: Capugi) - named after Marcu Giurgiu, also known as Crişan, one of the leaders of the 1784-1785 peasant revolt
    Revolt of Horea, Closca and Crisan
    The Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan began in Zarand County, Transylvania, but it soon spread all throughout the Apuseni Mountains...

     in Transylvania
    Transylvania
    Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...

  • Gălbiori (historical name: Sarâgea)
  • Şiriu (historical name: Sublocotenent Măndoiu)
  • Stupina (historical name: Ercheşec)
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