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unusual facts about Ion Corvin, Constanța


Saint Andrew in Romania

In 1940, Ion Dinu, a lawyer, found a cave in Ion Corvin, Constanța and spread the word that Saint Andrew lived in the cave.


Classis Flavia Moesica

The fleet also included several secondary ports, like Novae, Oescus and Tomi (actual Constanta).

Cossacks in Turkey

A group settled around Constanţa on the Black Sea coast, while another group settled on the shores of Lake Manyas in northwestern Anatolia in 1740.

DN3

Currently, the main road connection between Bucharest and Constanta is done via the A2 motorway, opened between 2004 and 2009, while Călărași is served through an exit from the same motorway at Drajna.

German ship Totila

Together with the Teja, the Totila reached Khersones on May 10, and both ships were immediately loaded with German and Romanian soldiers and then headed back to Constanța.

I Am the Club Rocker

The record was entirely written and produced by Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan and Radu Bolfea (the band Play & Win), in their studios in Bucharest and Constanţa.

Ion Corvin

John Hunyadi, Voivode of Transylvania, captain-general and regent of the Kingdom of Hungary (Ion Corvin is a Romanian variant of his name)

Moldova are talent

The auditions take place between May and June 2013, in front of the judges and a live audience at different cities across the Moldova: Nisporeni, Bălți, Constanța, Drochia, Soroca, Edineț, Orhei, Cahul, Comrat, Ungheni, Hâncești, Căușeni și Chișinău.

Murat Yusuf

In 2000 he became a teacher of Islamic religion at Constantin Brâncuși School, Medgidia, then teaching at Mircea cel Bătrân High School, Traian High School and Ovidius High School in Constanţa.

Northern Dobruja

The territory of Northern Dobruja now forms the counties of Constanţa and Tulcea, with a total area of 15,500 km² and a current population of slightly over a million.

:1According to the 1926–1938 Romanian administrative division (counties of Constanţa and Tulcea), which excluded a part of today's Romania (chiefly the communes of Ostrov and Lipnița, now part of Constanţa County) and included a part of today's Bulgaria (parts of General Toshevo and Krushari municipalities)

Port of Constanţa

The rail network in the Port of Constanța is connected to the Romanian and European rail network, with the Port of Constanța being a starting and terminus point for Corridor IV, a Pan-European corridor.

The favourable geographical position and the importance of the Port of Constanța is emphasized by the connection with two Pan-European transport corridors: Corridor VII – Danube (inland waterway) and Corridor IV (railway).

Remus Opreanu

While in the province, he drafted and applied the law for its organisation, and pushed for the erection of Ovid's statue in Constanţa.

Scythian Monks

Bishop Ephrem, killed on 7 March 304 in Tomis (modern Constanţa), was the first known Christian martyr of this region, persecution continuing under the emperors Diocletian, Galerius, Licinius and Julian the Apostate.

Soviet submarine Shch-215

On 16 April, midway between Constanța and Sevastopol, Shch-215 attacked a German convoy.

Via Pontica

Via Pontica was an ancient Roman road in Thrace along the Black Sea, starting from Byzantium and passing through Konstantinople, Deultum (today Debelt), Aquae Calidae (today Burgas), Apollonia, Mesambria, Odessos, Byzone, Kaliakra (today in Bulgaria), Kallatis, Tomis and Istros (today in Romania).


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