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Limanu is a commune in Constanta County
Constanta County

Constanta is a county of Romania, in Dobruja, with the capital city at Constanta....
, Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
.

commune includes four villages:

i ("May 2nd") is a village in the Limanu commune and a small resort on the shore of the Black Sea, between Mangalia
Mangalia

Mangalia is a city and a port on the Romanian coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanta County.The following resorts are administered by the Mangalia municipality:...
 and Vama Veche
Vama Veche

Vama Veche is a village in Romania on the Black Sea coast, near the border with Bulgaria, at 28.3 E longitude, 43.5 N latitude. It is part of the commune of Limanu and in 2002, it had a population of 178....
.

The village was founded by Mihail Kogalniceanu
Mihail Kogalniceanu

Mihail Kogalniceanu was a Moldavian-born Romanian Liberalism statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania October 11, 1863, after the union of the Danubian Principalities under Domnitor Alexander John Cuza, and later served as List of Romanian Foreign Ministers under Carol I of Romania....
 in 1887 under the name Doua Mai. Its first inhabitants were Russians
Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavs ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.The English language term Russians is used to refer to the citizens of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity ; in Russian language, the demonym Russian is translated as Rossiyanin ....
 from Bucharest
Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
, Iasi
Iasi

Iasi , is a Cities in Romania and Municipality in Romania in north-eastern Romania. The city was the capital of Principality of Moldavia from the 16th century until 1861 and of Romania between 1916?1918 during World War I....
 and Galati
Galati

Galati is a city in eastern Romania , the capital city of Galati County on the banks of the Danube, very close to Braila forming with it the Cantemir metropolitan area....
. Later Lipovans
Lipovans

Lipovans or Lippovans are the Old Believers, mostly of Russian people ethnic origin, who settled in Moldavia, in the Danube Delta, in Tulcea , in the Dobrogea region of eastern Romania, and in the southwestern part of Odessa Oblast , in Chernivtsi Oblast in Ukraine, as well as in two villages in North-Eastern Bulgaria and in Bukowina...
 from Tulcea County
Tulcea County

Tulcea is a county of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea....
 and Romanians
Romanians

], 26 Nov 2004. Reprinted at , retrieved 18 Dec 2005.External links *...
 from Arges County
Arges County

Arges is a county of Romania, in Wallachia, with the capital city at Pitesti....
 settled here.

The main occupation of the villagers is the agritourism
Agritourism

Agritourism is a style of vacation that normally takes place on a farm or ranch. This may include the chance to help with farming and ranching tasks during the visit....
, fishing
Fishing

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, tourism and agriculture.

Veche is a village in the Limanu commune, at .






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Limanu is a commune in Constanta County
Constanta County

Constanta is a county of Romania, in Dobruja, with the capital city at Constanta....
, Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
.

Villages

The commune includes four villages:
  • Limanu (historical names: Caracicula, Greek
    Greek language

    Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
    : Limani (Port), )
  • 2 Mai
  • Hagieni (historical names: Hagilar, )
  • Vama Veche (historical names: Ilanlāc, )


2 Mai

2 Mai ("May 2nd") is a village in the Limanu commune and a small resort on the shore of the Black Sea, between Mangalia
Mangalia

Mangalia is a city and a port on the Romanian coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanta County.The following resorts are administered by the Mangalia municipality:...
 and Vama Veche
Vama Veche

Vama Veche is a village in Romania on the Black Sea coast, near the border with Bulgaria, at 28.3 E longitude, 43.5 N latitude. It is part of the commune of Limanu and in 2002, it had a population of 178....
.

The village was founded by Mihail Kogalniceanu
Mihail Kogalniceanu

Mihail Kogalniceanu was a Moldavian-born Romanian Liberalism statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania October 11, 1863, after the union of the Danubian Principalities under Domnitor Alexander John Cuza, and later served as List of Romanian Foreign Ministers under Carol I of Romania....
 in 1887 under the name Doua Mai. Its first inhabitants were Russians
Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavs ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.The English language term Russians is used to refer to the citizens of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity ; in Russian language, the demonym Russian is translated as Rossiyanin ....
 from Bucharest
Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
, Iasi
Iasi

Iasi , is a Cities in Romania and Municipality in Romania in north-eastern Romania. The city was the capital of Principality of Moldavia from the 16th century until 1861 and of Romania between 1916?1918 during World War I....
 and Galati
Galati

Galati is a city in eastern Romania , the capital city of Galati County on the banks of the Danube, very close to Braila forming with it the Cantemir metropolitan area....
. Later Lipovans
Lipovans

Lipovans or Lippovans are the Old Believers, mostly of Russian people ethnic origin, who settled in Moldavia, in the Danube Delta, in Tulcea , in the Dobrogea region of eastern Romania, and in the southwestern part of Odessa Oblast , in Chernivtsi Oblast in Ukraine, as well as in two villages in North-Eastern Bulgaria and in Bukowina...
 from Tulcea County
Tulcea County

Tulcea is a county of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea....
 and Romanians
Romanians

], 26 Nov 2004. Reprinted at , retrieved 18 Dec 2005.External links *...
 from Arges County
Arges County

Arges is a county of Romania, in Wallachia, with the capital city at Pitesti....
 settled here.

The main occupation of the villagers is the agritourism
Agritourism

Agritourism is a style of vacation that normally takes place on a farm or ranch. This may include the chance to help with farming and ranching tasks during the visit....
, fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
, tourism and agriculture.

Vama Veche

Vama Veche is a village in the Limanu commune, at . In 2002, it had a population of 178.

It was founded in 1811 by a few Gagauz
Gagauz people

The Gagauz people are Turkic people of southern Moldova , southwestern Ukraine and north-eastern Bulgaria that number around 250,000. Unlike most other Turkic-speaking peoples, the Gagauz have long been predominantly Orthodox Christians....
 families, originally being named "Ilanlīk". Its current name literally means "Old customs point", named so after the Cadrilater
Southern Dobruja

Southern Dobruja is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra....
 had been included in Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
 in 1913. In 1940, however, that region was ceded to Bulgaria, and the village lay once again near the border.

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