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Cobadin is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes five villages:

• Cobadin (historical names: Cobadinu, Turkish: Kobadin)
• Viișoara (historical name: Caciamac, Turkish: Kaçamak)
• Negrești (historical name: Carabacâ, Turkish: Karabağ')
• Conacu (historical name: Beșaul)
• Curcani (historical name: Chertic-Punar, Turkish: Kertikpınar) - disestablished by Presidential Decree before 1990, the village is nevertheless listed in the official settlements register

Cobadin
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Cobadin Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°03′53″N 28°13′54″E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Cobadin, Viișoara, Negrești, Curcani, Conacu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Cristian Telehoi[1] (PSD)
Area	188.41 km2 (72.75 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	8,779
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	primaria-cobadin.ro

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Frasinu (historical name: Terzi-Veli), at 43°59′14″N 28°6′16″E, nominally merged with Curcani by the 1968 administrative reform.

Two battles were fought on the territory of the commune and in the surrounding area during World War I: the First Battle of Cobadin (September 17–19, 1916), and the Second Battle of Cobadin (October 19–25, 1916).

Population

As of 2011, the population of the commune was 8,346, out of which:

• 6,480 (77.44%) Romanians
• 1,021 (12.23%) Turks
• 442 (5.29%) Tatars
• 359 (4.30%) Romani
• 7 (0.08%) Aromanians
• 37 others

Famous natives

• Pericle Martinescu, writer and journalist

References

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