Niculițel

Niculițel
Location in Tulcea County
Location in Tulcea County
Niculițel is located in Romania
Niculițel
Niculițel
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°11′N 28°29′E / 45.183°N 28.483°E / 45.183; 28.483
CountryRomania
CountyTulcea
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Florin Sechila[1] (PSD)
Area
93.67 km2 (36.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
3,774
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
827165
Vehicle reg.TL
Websitewww.primaria-niculitel.ro

Niculițel is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Niculițel.

A paleo-Christian basilica dated from the end of the 4th century to the 6th century was discovered in Niculițel in the spot named "La Plăcintă". Coins from between 330 and 354 were discovered, as were 5th-century modifications to the basilica. While a specific end date for the use of the basilica could not be determined, a couple of 10th century submerged dwellings were discovered as having been dug in the NV corner of the nave which concludes that the basilica was in disarray by the 10th century. Under the altar there is a crypt which housed the bones of the martyrs whose names were written on the sidewalls.[3][4][5][6][7]

Tomb of martyrs in the paleo-Christian basilica

References

  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. ^ "Archaeological Excavations in Romania, 1983 - 2012, Preliminary Archaeological Reports, Archaeological Excavation Report". CIMEC. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. ^ "The paleo-Christian basilica from Niculițel". National Archaeological Record of Romania. Romanian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. ^ Lista monumentelor istorice 2004, MO nr. 646 bis/16/07/2004, Ordinul ministrului culturii și cultelor nr. 2.314/2004, vol. III, 2004, 2271, poz. 283 [Ordin MCC] (site record source)
  6. ^ DMASI, Proiectul Listei Monumentelor Istorice, 1991 [Proiect LMI] (site record source)
  7. ^ Baumann, Victor Henrich, Cronica cercetărilor arheologice din România. Campania 1994, CIMEC-Institutul de Memorie Culturală, Bucharest, 1995, http://cronica.cimec.ro/detail.asp?k=127 [Publicație]