Baia, Tulcea
Commune in Tulcea, Romania
(2020–2024) (2021-12-01)[2]
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Baia is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Villages
The commune includes five villages:
- Baia (Hamangia until 1929, Turkish: Hamamci)
- Camena
- Caugagia (Turkish: Kavgaci)
- Ceamurlia de Sus (Yeni Kazak until ca. 1855)
- Panduru (Potur until 1929)
History
In 1953, archaeological excavations on a site along the Lake Golovița, near Baia, led to the discovery of a new Middle Neolithic culture, named after the commune. Further research has shown that the culture, with Mediterranean origins, extended across Dobruja and North-Eastern Bulgaria. The culture's most notable artefact is an anthropomorphic statuette in terra cotta, known as The Thinker, which was discovered at Cernavodă.
References
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Tulcea County, Romania
- Tulcea (county seat)
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- Baia
- Beidaud
- Beștepe
- C.A. Rosetti
- Carcaliu
- Casimcea
- Ceamurlia de Jos
- Ceatalchioi
- Cerna
- Chilia Veche
- Ciucurova
- Crișan
- Dăeni
- Dorobanțu
- Frecăței
- Greci
- Grindu
- Hamcearca
- Horia
- I.C. Brătianu
- Izvoarele
- Jijila
- Jurilovca
- Luncavița
- Mahmudia
- Maliuc
- Mihai Bravu
- Mihai Kogălniceanu
- Murighiol
- Nalbant
- Niculițel
- Nufăru
- Ostrov
- Pardina
- Peceneaga
- Sarichioi
- Sfântu Gheorghe
- Slava Cercheză
- Smârdan
- Somova
- Stejaru
- Topolog
- Turcoaia
- Văcăreni
- Valea Nucarilor
- Valea Teilor
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