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Hârșova

Field	Value
type	town
county	Constanța
official_name	Hârșova
subdivisions	Vadu Oii
image_shield	ROU CT Harsova CoA.png
image_skyline	Church of Harsova.JPG
image_map	Harsova jud Constanta.jpg
map_caption	Location in Constanța County
leader_name	Viorel Ionescu
leader_term	2024–2028
leader_party	PNL
coordinates
elevation	20
area_total	109.02
population_total	auto
postal_code	905400
area_code	(+40) 02 41
website

Hârșova (also spelled Hîrșova; ; ; , Harsovo) is a town located on the right bank of the Danube, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The village of Vadu Oii is administered by the town. The village is linked with Giurgeni commune over the Danube via the Giurgeni-Vadu Oii Bridge.

Etymology

The relationship between the current name of Hârșova and the ancient name of the city, Carsium has long been a matter of debate among historians and linguists. According to Iorgu Iordan the ancient name may have been kept under the influence of the Slavic word Круш, cliff, rock.

The current name may also derive from the ancient Slavic god Hârs (Хърс) and Slavic suffix "-ova" and it is still under debate whether it is in any way linked with the ancient name, or perhaps a common Proto-Indo-European root related to "ecstasy"/"desire", ultimately also related to the Vedic rta and Avestan arta.

History

In ancient times, a Roman settlement grew up on the site of the current town named Carsium around the Roman fort of the same name whose remains are still visible on the bank of the Danube. It was initially in Moesia and later in Scythia Minor province.

In 1570 (Hijri 977) the castle town had 69 guards, 71 Muslim households and 84 Christian households and it was a "has" of Mehmet Bey, the mirliva of Silistra.

The Storming of Hirsovo took place in 1773.

In 1853, The Times of London reported that "Hirsova"

is defended by a fortified castle, and has a garrison of about 2,000 men. This place was taken by the Russians in 1809 and 1828. Though small, it is of considerable importance from its position on the very spot where the Berchicha returns to the Danube. . . . It is in many parts inundated, but has good pasturage for the excellent horses which constitute the sole wealth of the Tartars who inhabit it.

Demographics

|1912 |3990 |1930 |3665 |1948 |3762 |1956 |4761 |1966 |7519 |1977 |8239 |1992 |10394 |2002 |11198 |2011 |9642 |2021 |8737

At the 2021 census, Hârșova had a population of 8,737; of those, 6,169 were Romanians (70.61%), 6 Hungarians (0.07%), 499 Roma (5.71%), 510 Turks (5.84%), 10 Lipovans (0.11%), 102 others (1.17%), and 1,435 with undeclared ethnicity (16.42%).

At the 2011 census, the town had 9,642 residents; of those, 7,476 were Romanians (84.47%), 6 Hungarians (0.07%), 490 Roma (5.54%), 829 Turks (9.37%), 9 Tatars (0.10%), 27 Lipovans (0.31%), 4 others (0.05%), and 9 with undeclared ethnicity (0.10%).

Natives

Ionel Averian (born 1976), sprint canoer
Vasilică Cristocea (born 1980), footballer

Gallery

File:Carsium 01.jpg|Ruins of Carsium File:Carsium 02.jpg|Ruins of Carsium File:Lippovani church of Hirsova.JPG|Lipovan Church File:RO CT Harsova buildings.jpg|Residential buildings in Hârșova File:Maisons incendiées et démolies par les bulgares à Hârsova, région de Dobroudja - Hârsova - Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine - AP62T099833.jpg|Houses burned down by Bulgarian troops in 1916, during the Romanian Campaign of World War I

References

"Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
Iordan, Iorgu. (1963). "Toponimia romînească". Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne.
Constantine Borissoff, Non-Iranian origin of the Eastern-Slavonic god Xŭrsŭ/Xors, November 2014
GÖKBİLGİN, M. TAYYİB. (1956). "KANUNÎ SULTAN SÜLEYMAN DEVRİ BAŞLARINDA RUMELİ EYALETİ, LİVALARI, ŞEHİR VE KASABALARI". Belleten.
[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/viewArticle.arc?articleId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1853-12-29-08-004&pageId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1853-12-29-08 "The Seat of War on the Danube," ''The Times,'' December 29, page 8]
(31 May 2023). "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021". [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania).

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