Mangalia
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Mangalia | |
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Coordinates: 43°49′02″N 28°34′58″E / 43.81722°N 28.58278°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Constanța |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Cristian Radu[1] (PNL) |
Area | 62.26 km2 (24.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 31,950 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | CT |
Website | www |
Mangalia (Romanian pronunciation: [maŋˈɡali.a] ⓘ, Turkish: Mankalya), ancient Callatis (Greek: Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The municipality of Mangalia also administers several summertime seaside resorts: Cap Aurora, Jupiter, Neptun, Olimp, Saturn, Venus.
History
The
Callatis existed until the mid-7th century under this name. Life in the town resumed from the 10th century. In the 13th century Callatis came to be known as Pangalia.[5] The Vlachs called it Tomisovara[6] and the Greeks called it Panglicara.[6] From the 16th century the town had acquired its present name, Mangalia.
Sights
A Roman Byzantine building has been excavated against the city wall and next to a street paved with big limestone tiles and which has a channel on its longitudinal axis. It is composed of an atrium with a complex system for collecting rainwater, a palace composed of monumental halls with columns and a basilica. It was probably a bishop's palace.
Geography and climate
Mangalia is positioned at 43°49’
Mangalia is characterized by a moderate maritime
The
The resort has a large, fine-sand beach developed for purposes of aeroheliotherapy and wave therapy, as well as high
Climate data for Mangalia | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
13 (55) |
19 (66) |
23 (73) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
22 (72) |
17 (63) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
15 (59) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−1 (30) |
2 (36) |
7 (45) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
4 (39) |
1 (34) |
8 (46) |
Source: Weatherbase[7] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1912 | 1,929 | — |
1930 | 2,764 | +43.3% |
1948 | 4,547 | +64.5% |
1956 | 4,792 | +5.4% |
1966 | 12,674 | +164.5% |
1977 | 26,821 | +111.6% |
1992 | 43,960 | +63.9% |
2002 | 40,037 | −8.9% |
2011 | 36,364 | −9.2% |
2021 | 31,950 | −12.1% |
Source: Census data |
At the
Tourist attractions
- The city has been well known in recent years as the place where one of the largest summer festivals in Romania takes place: Callatis Festival;
- The , the first document of this kind in Romania;
- The incineration tombs (the necropolis of the Callatis citadel, dating back to the 4th-2nd centuries BC);
- The ruins of the Callatis citadel (6th century BC);
- The Turkish Esmahan Sultan Mosque (16th century);
- The Archaeology Museum which shelters a rich collection of amphorae and sculptures from the sarcophagi;
- Mangalia Marina
Gallery
-
4th-/7th-century Roman-Byzantine archaeological display from the ancient city ofCallatis, housed in the basement of Hotel New Belvedere
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Marina
Natives
- Denis Alibec (born 1991), footballer
- Andreea Ana (born 2000), freestyle wrestler
- Marius Antonescu (born 1992), rugby union player
- Florin Bejan (born 1991), footballer
- Radu Doicaru (born 1979), footballer
- Inna (born 1986), singer
- Mihai Lămboiu (born 1997), rugby union player
- Rareș Murariu (born 1999), footballer
- Claudia Pavel (born 1984), pop singer and dancer
- Antoaneta Sabău (born 1982), classicist, translator, and editor
- Satyrus the Peripatetic (c. 3rd century BC), Greek peripatetic philosopher and historian
- Gheorghe Vitanidis (1929–1994), film director
Politics
The current mayor of Mangalia is Cristian Radu (PNL).[1]
The Mangalia Municipal Council, elected in the 2020 local government elections, is made up of 19 councilors, with the following party composition:[1]
Party | Seats | Current Council | ||||||||||
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National Liberal Party (PNL) | 10 | |||||||||||
PSD+ALDE+PNȚCD | 5 | |||||||||||
Ecologist Party of Romania (PER) | 3 | |||||||||||
PRO Romania (PRO) | 1 |
International relations
Mangalia is
- Aywaille, Belgium
- Balchik, Bulgaria
- Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- Byblos, Lebanon
- Charleville-Mézières, France
- General Toshevo, Bulgaria
- Greenport, United States
- Karmiel, Israel
- Laurium, Greece
- Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Porto Viro, Italy
- Santa Severina, Italy
- Struga, North Macedonia
References
- ^ a b c "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Amphoras from Callatis (Romania), International Journal of Nautical Archaeology,[1] Archived 18 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michael Grant, A Guide to the Ancient World, New York: Barnes and Noble Books 1997, p. 140.
- ^ Preda, C. 1968: Callatis. Bucharest.
- ^ ISBN 9788893328678.
- ^ "Weatherbase data Mangalia". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Orase infratite". mangalia.ro (in Romanian). Mangalia. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- Alexandru Avram. Kallatis. - In: Ancient Greek Colonies in the Black Sea. Vol. 1. Eds. Dimitrios V. Grammenos and Elias K. Petropoulos. Oxford, Archaeopress, 2001 (BAR International Series; 1675 (1-2)), 239–286.