Milcovul

For the river see Milcov River; for the commune in Olt County, see Milcov, Olt.

Milcovul
—  Commune  —
Milcovul
Coordinates: 45°39′N 27°15′E / 45.65°N 27.25°E / 45.65; 27.25
Country	Romania
County	Vrancea County
Population (2002)[1]	8,593
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Milcovul or Milcov (Hungarian: Milkó) is a commune in Vrancea County, Romania. It is located in the historical region of Moldavia. It is composed of two villages, Lămoteşti and Milcovul, and also included Gologanu and Răstoaca before these became separate communes in 2004.

In 1227 Milcov became the seat of the Diocese of Cumania, a Roman Catholic bishopric which served the Cumans and the Teutonic Knights in the Burzenland. The diocese was destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Europe in 1241.

Coordinates: 45°39′N 27°15′E / 45.65°N 27.25°E / 45.65; 27.25

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010