Ostrov, Constanţa

Ostrov
—  Commune  —
Ostrov Location of Ostrov, Constanţa
Coordinates: 44°5′0″N 27°21′0″E / 44.083333°N 27.35°E / 44.083333; 27.35Coordinates: 44°5′0″N 27°21′0″E / 44.083333°N 27.35°E / 44.083333; 27.35
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Niculae Dragomir (Social Democratic Party)
Area
– Total	171.30 km2 (66.1 sq mi)
Population (2004)
– Total	5,508
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primariaostrov.ro/

Ostrov is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.

The commune includes six villages:

• Ostrov
• Almălău
• Bugeac (Turkish: Bucak)
• Esechioi (Turkish: Eşeköy)
• Galiţa
• Gârliţa

Păcuiul lui Soare

Golden seal of the Great Khan Omurtag

Artefact from Păcuiul Lui Soare

The origin of the name Ostrov is Bulgarian^{[citation needed]}, meaning "island". Păcuiul lui Soare is the name of a fortress on an island close to Ostrov. The ruins from the beginning of 8th century belong to the "Glorious Palace" of the First Bulgarian Khans on Danube and main base of the Bulgarian Danube fleet, as researchers suppose^[who?]. They^[who?] found many Protobulgarian marks graved in the blocks of the stone masonry of fortress that build pretty similar to the imperial capital Pliska.^{[citation needed]} The stone graving text from the "Holy 40 martyrs column" found in Tarnovo indicate that the Great Khan Omurtag (?-831) built, maybe over Byzantine ruins, the medieval port and palace complex.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• (Romanian) Ostrov on Constanţa County Council website
• (Romanian) Ostrovit (DOMENIILE OSTROV^TM) is the largest company in the area of Ostrov that provide employment of Ostrov population