Cobadin

Cobadin
Commune
View over Negrești in 2016
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Cobadin Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°03′53″N 28°13′54″E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Cobadin, Viișoara, Negrești, Curcani, Conacu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Cristian Telehoi[1] (PSD)
Area	188.41 km^2 (72.75 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Highest elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Lowest elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	9,122
• Density	48/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	907065
Area code	+(40) x41
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	primaria-cobadin.ro

Cobadin is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes five villages:

• Cobadin (historical names: Cobadinu, Turkish: Kobadin)
• Viișoara (historical name: Caciamac, Turkish: Kaçamak)
• Negrești (historical name: Carabacâ, Turkish: Karabağ')
• Conacu (historical name: Beșaul)
• Curcani (historical name: Chertic-Punar, Turkish: Kertikpınar) - disestablished by Presidential Decree before 1990, the village is nevertheless listed in the official settlements register

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Frasinu (historical name: Terzi-Veli), at 43°59′14″N 28°6′16″E, nominally merged with Curcani by the 1968 administrative reform.

Geography

Cobadin is situated at an altitude of about 100 m (330 ft), on the banks of the river Urluia (a right tributary of the Danube). The commune is located in the southern part of Constanța County, 40 km (25 mi) southwest of the county seat, the port city of Constanța. It is crossed by national road DN3, which starts in Bucharest, 222 km (138 mi) to the west, and ends in Constanța, on the Black Sea coast.

History

Two battles were fought on the territory of the commune and in the surrounding area during World War I: the First Battle of Cobadin (September 17–19, 1916), and the Second Battle of Cobadin (October 19–25, 1916).

Population

As of the 2011 census, the population of the commune was 8,346, out of which 6,480 (77.44%) were Romanians, 1,021 (12.23%) Turks, 442 (5.29%) Tatars, 359 (4.30%) Romani, 7 (0.08%) Aromanians, and 37 others. At the 2021 census, Cobadin had 9,122 inhabitants; of those, 71.77% were Romanians, 15.86% Turks, 4.05% Tatars, and 1.26% Romani.[3]

Natives

• Pericle Martinescu (1911 – 2005), writer and journalist
• Nicolae Ionescu-Pallas [ro] (1932 – 2017), nuclear physicist and honorary member of the Romanian Academy
• Virgil Teodorescu [ro] (1909 – 1987), writer and corresponding member of the Romanian Academy

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 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. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.