C. A. Rosetti, Tulcea

C.A. Rosetti is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune is named for writer Constantin Alexandru Rosetti. It is composed of five villages: C.A. Rosetti, Cardon, Letea, Periprava and Sfiștofca. At the 2011 census, 65.7% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 24.3% Russian Lipovans and 9.8% Ukrainians.

C.A. Rosetti
The main street in Letea village
Location in Tulcea County
C.A. Rosetti
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°18′N 29°34′E
Country Romania
CountyTulcea
SubdivisionsC.A. Rosetti, Cardon, Letea, Periprava, Sfiștofca
Government
  MayorGhiocel Pindic (PNL)
Area
276.45 km2 (106.74 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
910
  Density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
827015
Vehicle reg.TL
WebsiteOfficial website

The same census found that Letea (Russian: Летя, Letya) village had 348 inhabitants, down from 404 in 2002. Of those, 399 were native speakers of Romanian and 5 of Ukrainian.[2] The painter Stavru Tarasov (1883–1961) was born in Letea.[3]

The Periprava labor camp operated near the village of Periprava during communist rule.

Notes

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. "Recensământul Populaţiei şi al Locuinţelor" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. Ifrim, Aurel. "Stavru Tarasov, un posibil Ingres al românilor" (in Romanian).
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References

Entrance to C.A. Rosetti
Old mill in Letea
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