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Commune in Tulcea, Romania
Chilia Veche
Commune
Church in Chilia VecheChurch in Chilia Veche
Coat of arms of Chilia VecheCoat of arms
Location in Tulcea CountyLocation in Tulcea County
Chilia Veche is located in RomaniaChilia VecheChilia VecheLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 45°25′N 29°17′E / 45.417°N 29.283°E / 45.417; 29.283
CountryRomania
CountyTulcea
SubdivisionsCâșlița, Chilia Veche, Ostrovu Tătaru, Tatanir
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Timur-Alexandru Ciauș (PRO)
Area533.58 km (206.02 sq mi)
Population1,728
 • Density3.2/km (8.4/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.TL
Websitewww.primariachilia.ro

Chilia Veche (Romanian pronunciation: /kiˈlija ˈveˈke/; meaning Old Chilia; Ukrainian: Стара Кілія, romanizedStara Kiliia) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, in the Danube Delta. It gave its name to the Chilia branch of the Danube, which separates it from Ukraine. It is composed of four villages: Câșlița, Chilia Veche, Ostrovu Tătaru and Tatanir.

Founded by the Greek Byzantines, it was given its name after the word for "granaries" - κελλίa, kellia, recorded earliest in 1241 in the works of Persian chronicler Rashid al-Din. Some scholars consider the mediaeval Genoese trade centre known as Lycostomo (Λυκόστομο) was also located here. A town on the other side of the Danube, now in Ukraine, known as Nova Kiliia (Romanian: Chilia Nouă) or "New Chilia", was built by Stephen the Great of Moldavia in order to counteract the Ottoman Empire (that had taken control of the former town in the 15th century).

Ostrovu Tătaru village, which has no permanent population, is located on Tătaru Mare Island.

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.
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