Topolog is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Calfa, Cerbu (historical name:Hagiomer), Făgărașu Nou, Luminița (historical names: Rum Ali, Urumbei - until 1925, Regina Elisabeta - until 1948, Elena Pavel - until 1964),[3] Măgurele, Sâmbăta Nouă and Topolog.

Topolog
Location in Tulcea County
Location in Tulcea County
Topolog is located in Romania
Topolog
Topolog
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°53′N 28°22′E / 44.883°N 28.367°E / 44.883; 28.367
CountryRomania
CountyTulcea
SubdivisionsCalfa, Cerbu, Făgărașu Nou, Luminița, Măgurele, Sâmbăta Nouă, Topolog
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Marian Ciobanu[1]
Area
198.29 km2 (76.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
3,958
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
827220
Vehicle reg.TL
Websiteprimariatopolog.ro

Făgărașu Nou (“New Făgăraș”) was founded around 1880 by Mihai Popa Radu, a former captain in the Austro-Hungarian Army. Naming the new village after his hometown, he brought along seventeen families from Transylvania, part of a broader migration of Mocani.[4][5]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Luminița Parish, History of Luminița village, accessed on March 24, 2012
  4. ^ Gheorghe, p. 72
  5. ^ (in Romanian) Description at the Panait Cerna Tulcea County Library site

References

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  • Lavinia Dacia Gheorghe, “Personalități mocane în județul Constanța (secolul XIX - începutul secolului XX)”, in Acta Musei Porolissensis, vol. XXXI-XXXII/2010, pp. 71-86