Northern Dobruja
From Free net encyclopedia
Northern Dobruja (Dobrogea in Romanian; Северна Добруджа, Severna Dobrudzha in Bulgarian) is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, bordered in south by Bulgarian Southern Dobrogea.
Contents |
Geography
The Romanian administrative region of Dobrogea consists of the counties of Constanţa and Tulcea, with a combined area of 15,500 km² and population of now slightly over a million. Its principal cities are Constanţa, Tulcea, Medgidia and Mangalia.
Rivers
Lakes
Danube Delta
The Danube Delta consists of numerous lakes. The most important ones are:
- Roşu
- Isac
- Gorgova
- Furtuna
- Ledeanca
- Tatanir
- Merhel
- Matiţa
- Uzlina
- Dranov
- Lumina
- Puiu
- Puiuleţ
History
The territory was under Turkish rule until 1878, when it was awarded to Romania for its role in the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish war. Under the treaties of San Stefano and Berlin Romania received Northern Dobruja while the newly restored principality of Bulgaria received the smaller Southern Dobruja. After the Second Balkan War in 1913, Romania also occupied the Bulgarian Southern Dobruja, which it ruled until 1940.
Coat of Arms of Romania
Dobrogea is represented by dolphins in the Coat of Arms of Romania.
| Romanian historical regions: |
| Dobrogea
Moldavia : Bessarabia | Budjak | Bukovina | Hertza Transylvania : Banat | Crişana | Maramureş |