Ostrov, Constanta
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Ostrov is a commune in Constanţa County
, Romania
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The commune includes six villages:
on Danube and main base of the Bulgarian Danube fleet, as researchers suppose. They found many Protobulgarian
marks graved in the blocks of the stone masonry of fortress that build pretty similar to the imperial capital Pliska
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The stone graving text from the "Holy 40 martyrs column" found in Tarnovo indicate that the Great Khan Omurtag (?-831) built, maybe over Byzantine ruins, the medieval port and palace complex.
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:
- Ostrov
- Almălău
- Bugeac
- Esechioi
- Galiţa
- Gârliţa
Păcuiul lui Soare
The origin of the name Ostrov is Bulgarian, meaning "island". Păcuiul lui Soare is the name of a fortress on an island close to Ostrov. The ruins from the beginning of 8th century belong to the "Glorious Palace" of the First Bulgarian KhansFirst Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state founded in the north-eastern Balkans in c. 680 by the Bulgars, uniting with seven South Slavic tribes...
on Danube and main base of the Bulgarian Danube fleet, as researchers suppose. They found many Protobulgarian
Bulgars
The Bulgars were a semi-nomadic who flourished in the Pontic Steppe and the Volga basin in the 7th century.The Bulgars emerge after the collapse of the Hunnic Empire in the 5th century....
marks graved in the blocks of the stone masonry of fortress that build pretty similar to the imperial capital Pliska
Pliska
Pliska is the name of both the first capital of Danubian Bulgaria and a small town which was renamed after the historical Pliska after its site was determined and excavations began....
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The stone graving text from the "Holy 40 martyrs column" found in Tarnovo indicate that the Great Khan Omurtag (?-831) built, maybe over Byzantine ruins, the medieval port and palace complex.