Castelu

Castelu
Commune
Castelu Location of Castelu
Coordinates: 44°15′0″N 28°20′0″E / 44.25000°N 28.33333°ECoordinates: 44°15′0″N 28°20′0″E / 44.25000°N 28.33333°E
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Commune
Component villages	Castelu, Nisipari
Government
• Mayor	Nicolae Anghel (People's Movement Party[1])
Area
• Total	52.80 km^2 (20.39 sq mi)
Population (2011[2])
• Total	4,480
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primaria-castelu.ro

Castelu is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.

The commune includes two villages:

• Castelu (historical name: Chiostel, Turkish: Köstel)
• Nisipari (historical name: Caratai, Turkish: Karatay, German: Karatai)

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Castelu had 3,453 Romanians (77.08%), 340 Roma (7.59%), 509 Turks (11.36%), 165 Tatars (3.68%), 6 Aromanians (0.13%), 7 others (0.16%).

Gallery

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  Scythian bowl, 5th century BC, found at Castelu. In display at the Museum of National History in Constanţa

References

1. "Luptă strânsă pentru Consiliul Judeţean Constanţa între PSD şi PNL. Noua garnitură de primari" (in Romanian). Ziua de Constanța. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
2. "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.