Topolog is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Calfa, Cerbu (historical name:Hagiomer), Făgărașu Nou, Luminița (historical names: Rum Ali, Urumbei - until 1925, Regina Elisabeta - until 1948, Elena Pavel - until 1964),[3] Măgurele, Sâmbăta Nouă and Topolog.

Topolog
Commune
Location in Tulcea County
Topolog Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°53′N 28°22′E
Country	Romania
County	Tulcea
Subdivisions	Calfa, Cerbu, Făgărașu Nou, Luminița, Măgurele, Sâmbăta Nouă, Topolog
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Marian Ciobanu[1]
Area	198.29 km2 (76.56 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	4,698
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	827220
Vehicle reg.	TL
Website	primariatopolog.ro

Făgărașu Nou (“New Făgăraș”) was founded around 1880 by Mihai Popa Radu, a former captain in the Austro-Hungarian Army. Naming the new village after his hometown, he brought along seventeen families from Transylvania, part of a broader migration of Mocani.[4][5]

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References

• Lavinia Dacia Gheorghe, “Personalități mocane în județul Constanța (secolul XIX - începutul secolului XX)”, in Acta Musei Porolissensis, vol. XXXI-XXXII/2010, pp. 71-86

• Topolog, Tulcea at GEOnet Names Server

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