Hârşova

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3


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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Hârşova in Romania
official_name=Hârşova
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Constanţa County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Tudor Nădrag
leader_party=Democratic Liberal Party
area_total_km2=
population_as_of=2002
population_total=11198
latd=44|latm=41|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=27|longm=57|longs=7|longEW=E
website=http://www.primaria-harsova.ro/

Hârşova (also spelled "Hîrşova"; pronounced in Romanian: IPA|/'hɨr.ʃo.va/; Bulgarian: "Хърсово", "Harsovo") is a town in Constanţa County, Romania, with a population of 11,000.

In ancient times, it was a Roman town named "Carsium", in the Scythia Minor province. The current name has a Slavic suffix "-ova" and it is still under debate whetever it is in any way linked with the ancient name. An alternative theory suggests that the town's name is of Turkish origins ("hırsız" means "thief" in Turkish).

The village "Vadu Oii" belongs to the township Hârşova.

External links

* [http://soltdm.com/langtdm/thes/ckq/carsium.htm Numele Carsium] la [http://soltdm.com/index.htm Proiectul LTDM al lui Sorin Olteanu (SOLTDM.COM)]