Cernavodă
Cernavodă (Romanian pronunciation: [t͡ʃernaˈvodə]) is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania with a population of 15,088 as of 2021.
Cernavodă | |
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Town | |
Cernavodă and the Danube-Black Sea Canal | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Constanța County | |
Cernavodă Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′17″N 28°02′01″E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Liviu Negoiță (PNL) |
| Area | 46.69 km2 (18.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 15,088 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 905200 |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
The town's name is derived from the Bulgarian černa voda (черна вода in Cyrillic), meaning 'black water'. This name is regarded by some scholars as a calque of the earlier Thracian name Axíopa, from IE *n̥ksei 'dark' and upā 'water' (cf. Avestan axšaēna- 'dark' and Lithuanian ùpė 'river, creek').
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