| Topalu | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Location in Constanța County | |
  TopaluLocation in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°33′N 28°3′E / 44.550°N 28.050°E / 44.550; 28.050 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Topalu, Capidava |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Constantin Baltă (PSD) |
| Area | 79.29 km (30.61 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,517 |
| • Density | 19/km (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
Topalu is a commune located on the right bank of the Danube in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Administration
The commune includes two villages:
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,951 | — |
| 2011 | 1,785 | −8.5% |
| 2021 | 1,517 | −15.0% |
| Source: National Institute of Statistics | ||
At the 2011 census, Topalu had 1,707 Romanians (99.94%), 1 others (0.06%).
History
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Tabula Peutingeriana
Capidava is depicted in the form Calidava/Calidaua in Segmentum VIII of Tabula Peutingeriana (1st-4th century AD) on a Roman road between Axiopolis and Carsium. The map provides accurate data on the distances between Axiopolis, Capidava and Carsium. These distances coincide with the distances between the present localities of Hinog - Capidava and Capidava - Hârșova. This is also verified by the discovery of military marking pillar at Seimenii Mici that indicates the distance of 18,000 feet (27 km) from Axiopolis to Capidava.
Ancient times
The village Capidava is the site of the fortified Geto-Dacian center with the same name, Capidava.
After the Roman conquest of Dacia it became a Roman city and castra in the province of Scythia Minor (modern Dobruja).
Etymology
Capidava is a Getic toponym, meaning the "curve fortified settlement".
See also
- Dacia
- Roman Dacia
- List of ancient towns in Scythia Minor
- List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
- Dacian davae
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- "Constanta (Romania) - Cities, Towns, and Communes". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- Anonymous. "Segmentum VIII,3". Tabula Peutingeriana (in Latin). 1-4th century AD.
- Olteanu, Sorin. "Categorii de toponime în funcţie de origine şi aşezare" [Toponymy categories according to origin and location]. Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesorum (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ Florescu, Radu; Manea, Florentina. Oberländer-Târnoveanu, Irina; Bor, Corina (eds.). "Capidava". Bucharest, Romania: Institute for Cultural Memory (Institutul de Memorie Culturală) - cIMeC. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
Further reading
- Grumeza, Ion (2009). Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe. Hamilton Books. ISBN 978-0-7618-4465-5.
The shores of the Danube were well monitored from the Dacian fortresses Acidava, Buricodava, Dausadava (the shrine of the wolves), Diacum, Drobeta (Turnu Severin), Nentivava (Oltenita), Suvidava (Corabia), Tsirista, Tierna/Dierna (Orsova) and what is today Zimnicea. Downstream were also other fortresses: Axiopolis (Cernadova), Barbosi, Buteridava, Capidava(Topalu), Carsium(Harsova), Durostorum(Silistra), Sacidava/Sagadava (Dunareni) along with still others...
- Early Byzantine Capidava
- Official Capidava Archaeological Site
- Official Capidava Fortress Site at Constanţa County Council
- Capidava at Encyclopedia Dacica
- Capidava at Turism Constanţa hosted by The Public Office for Tourism, Commerce and Public Services, part of the Constanţa County Council
- Capidava hosted by the Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments
- Capidava article at ziare.com
External links
- Official Capidava Archaeological Site
- Official Capidava Fortress Site at Constanţa County Council
- Capidava at Encyclopedia Dacica
- Capidava at Turism Constanţa hosted by The Public Office for Tourism, Commerce and Public Services, part of the Constanţa County Council
- Capidava hosted by the Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments
- Capidava article at ziare.com
