Topalu

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Topalu
Commune
Topalu is located in Romania
Topalu
Topalu
Location of Topalu
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Country  Romania
County Constanța County
Status Commune
Component villages Topalu, Capidava
Government
 • Mayor Gheorghe Murat (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total 79.29 km2 (30.61 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
 • Total Decrease1,708
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.primariatopalu.ro

Topalu is a commune located on the right bank of the Danube in Constanţa County, Dobruja, Romania.

Administration

The commune includes two villages:

  • Topalu (historical name: Turkish: Topal)
  • Capidava (historical names: Calichioi, Turkish: Kaleköy)

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Topalu had 1,707 Romanians (99.94%), 1 others (0.06%).[1]

History

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Capidava on Tabula Peutingeriana (upper center)

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.[2][3] 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 - Hârşova. 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.[4]

Ancient times

Ruins of the Geto-Dacian fortress Capidava

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".[4]

See also

Notes

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References

Ancient

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Modern

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Further reading

External links

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Tabula Peutingeriana, Segmentum VIII,3.
  3. ↑ Olteanu, Toponyms.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Capidava cIMeC.
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