Murfatlar

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Downtown Mendoza.jpg Murfatlar is a town in Constanţa County, Romania.

1 Etymology
2 Administration
3 Famous natives
4 Image gallery
5 References

Etymology

The name of the town originates from the Turkish word murvet (meaning "generous man")<ref>Template:Ro icon Murfatlar's History, Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008</ref>.

Between 1924 and 1965, and from 1980 to 2007, the locality was known as Basarabi. On June 26, 2007 the lower house of Romania's Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, approved a proposal to have the name changed back to Murfatlar <ref> Template:Ro icon România Liberă, Oraşul natal al lui Băsescu nu se mai numeste Basarabi, ci Murfatlar (Băsescu's hometown is no longer called Basarabi, but Murfatlar), June 26, 2007 </ref>, which was also ratified by the Senate and promulgated by the president of Romania on December 20, 2007<ref>Template:Ro icon Law No. 370/21.12.2007 regarding the name change of town of Basarabi, Constanţa County, into Murfatlar, Chamber of Deputies, accessed June 23, 2008</ref>.

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Administration

Murfatlar is a port on the Danube-Black Sea Canal and has a population of 11,070. A complex of caves was found carved in the hills nearby, see the Basarabi Cave Complex.

The village of Siminoc (historical name: Turc-Murfat) is administered by the town of Murfatlar. The name of the village comes from the flower Helichrysum arenarium (siminoc in Romanian), which can be found abundantly in the area.<ref>Template:Ro icon Murfatlar's History, Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008</ref>

The Murfatlar Vineyard is located nearby.

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