- Adamclisi
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Adamclisi|official_name=Adamclisi
image_shield=
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Constanţa County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Commune
settlement_type=Commune|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Emilian Burcea
|leader_party=Social Democratic Party
area_total_km2=135.73
population_as_of=2002
population_total=2351|latd=44|latm=4|lats=45|latNS=N|longd=27|longm=57|longs=15|longEW=E|
website=http://www.primaria-adamclisi.go.ro/Adamclisi (IPA2|a.dam.kli.'si) is a commune in
Constanţa County , in theDobrogea region ofRomania .History
In ancient times a Roman
castrum namedCivitas Tropaeensium was settled here and in109 AD a monument namedTropaeum Traiani was built to commemorate theRoman Empire 's victories over theDacia ns.Colonized with Roman veterans of the Dacian Wars, the city was the largest Roman city of
Scythia Minor and became amunicipium around the year200 . Destroyed by theGoths , it was rebuilt during the rule ofConstantine the Great and better defense walls, which defended the city successfully until the Avars sacked it in587 . After that moment, it ceased to be among the important cities of Dobrogea and was no longer mentioned for seven hundred years.Etymology
The current name has a Turkish origin and it is an adaptation in Romanian of "Adam Kilisse" which means "the church of man" (when the Turkish people settled in this area, they thought the Ancient Roman monument was a church).
Villages
Villages in the Adamclisi commune:
* Adamclisi (historical name: _tr. Adam Kilisesi)
* Abrud (historical name: "Mulciova") - named afterAbrud ,Alba County
* Haţeg (historical name: "Arabagi", _tr. Arabacı) - named afterHaţeg ,Hunedoara County
* Urluia (historical name: "Urluchioi", _tr. Uğurluköy)
* Zorile (historical name: "Cherimcuius", _tr. Kerimkuyusu)External links
* [http://www.cjc.ro/Info%20localitati/Localitati/Adamclisi.htm Data about Adamclisi on County council webpage]
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