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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Isaccea | | | |  Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Isaccea - History
Isaccea - Ancient history.
The land where the city is now was inhabited since ancient times. Daco-Getic and Celtic peoples populated the area in classical times. In 514 BC, Darius I of Persia fought here a decisive battle against the Scythians. A trade post was also built in this town by the Greeks.
After it was taken by the Romans, the city was fortified and became the most important military and commercial city in the area. In Noviodunum was located the base of the lower Danube Roman fleet named "Clasis ...
See also:Isaccea, Isaccea - Geography, Isaccea - Name, Isaccea - History, Isaccea - Ancient history, Isaccea - Mediaeval history, Isaccea - Modern history, Isaccea - Population, Isaccea - Ethnic structure, Isaccea - Religion, Isaccea - Economy, Isaccea - Local attractions, Isaccea - External link Read more here: » Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Isaccea - History |
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - List of city name changes - Canada
List of city name changes - British Columbia.
Fort Camosun → Fort Victoria → Victoria
Wu'muthkweyum → Vancouver
List of city name changes - Manitoba.
Prince of Wales Fort → Churchill
List of city name changes - New Brunswick.
Fort LaTour → Saint John
Léger Corner → Dieppe
Ste. Anne's Point → Fredericton
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Tulcea County - Geography This county has a total area of 8,499 km².
The most spectacular part of the Tulcea County is the Danube Delta. it occupies about 1/3 of the entire surface and is in the North-East side of the county. It has three main branches - the Sulina branch (the only one navigable by large ships) in the middle, the Chilia branch in the North (the border with Ukraine) and the Sfântu Gheorghe (Saint George) branch in the South.
In the South-East of the county there are the lagoon - lakes Razelm-Sinoe. In the Danube Delta and in the South, ...
See also:Tulcea County, Tulcea County - Neighbours, Tulcea County - Demographics, Tulcea County - Geography, Tulcea County - Economy, Tulcea County - Tourism, Tulcea County - Administrative divisions, Tulcea County - Municipality, Tulcea County - Towns, Tulcea County - Communes Read more here: » Tulcea County: Encyclopedia II - Tulcea County - Geography |
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Battle of Vaslui - Preparations for the war
Battle of Vaslui - The Ottomans.
Mehmed ordered his great general, Suleiman Pasha, to end the siege of Iskenderiye fortress (Shkodër), now in Albania - back then under Venetian control -, to assemble his troops in Sofia, and from there to advance with additional troops towards Moldavia. According to Długosz, Suleiman was also ordered that after inflicting defeat on Ştefan, to advance towards Poland, set camp for the winter, and in spring invade Hungary and unite his forces with the army of the Sultan. The Otto ...
See also:Battle of Vaslui, Battle of Vaslui - Background, Battle of Vaslui - Preparations for the war, Battle of Vaslui - The Ottomans, Battle of Vaslui - The Moldavians, Battle of Vaslui - The battle, Battle of Vaslui - Aftermath Read more here: » Battle of Vaslui: Encyclopedia II - Battle of Vaslui - Preparations for the war |
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - List of city name changes - United Kingdom
List of city name changes - England.
Aquae Solis → Bath
Brycgstow → Bristol
Camulodunum → Colchester
Deva → Caester → Chester
Dubris → Dover
Durnovaria → Dorchester
Durovurnum → Canterbury
Efrawg → Eboracum/Eburacum → Eoferwic → Jorvik → York
Glevum → Gloucester
Isca Dumnoniorum → Exeter
Lindum → Lincoln
Londinium → Lundenwic → Lundenburgh → London
Luguvallium → C ...
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Battle of Vaslui - The battle The invading army entered Moldavia in December 1474. Ştefan had instituted a scorched earth policy in order to inflict fatigue on the Ottomans, while harassing their advance with troops specialised in setting ambushes. The population, and animals, were evacuated to the north of the country. Ottoman scouts reported to Suleiman that there were untouched villages near Vaslui, and the Ottomans headed for that region. The winter made it difficult to set camp, which forced the Ottomans to move quickly and head for the Moldavian capital, Suceava. ...
See also:Battle of Vaslui, Battle of Vaslui - Background, Battle of Vaslui - Preparations for the war, Battle of Vaslui - The Ottomans, Battle of Vaslui - The Moldavians, Battle of Vaslui - The battle, Battle of Vaslui - Aftermath Read more here: » Battle of Vaslui: Encyclopedia II - Battle of Vaslui - The battle |
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Tulcea County - Tourism Tourism is an important activity in the county, the Danube Delta being one of the most visited areas in Romania.
The main touristical destinations are:
The Danube Delta
The town of Sulina - the last town on the Danube.
The areas around Sfântu Gheorghe, Mahmudia, Crişan, Caraorman, Chilia.
The city of Tulcea.
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See also:Tulcea County, Tulcea County - Neighbours, Tulcea County - Demographics, Tulcea County - Geography, Tulcea County - Economy, Tulcea County - Tourism, Tulcea County - Administrative divisions, Tulcea County - Municipality, Tulcea County - Towns, Tulcea County - Communes Read more here: » Tulcea County: Encyclopedia II - Tulcea County - Tourism |
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Tulcea County - Demographics In 2000, it had a population of 265,349 and the population density was 31/km².
90% of the populations are Romanians. In the Danube Delta there is an important community of Russians and Lipovans (about 7% of the entire county's population). In the south of the county there still are Turks and Tartars - about 2% of the county's population. There are also Rromas (Gypsies) - about 1% declared.
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See also:Tulcea County, Tulcea County - Neighbours, Tulcea County - Demographics, Tulcea County - Geography, Tulcea County - Economy, Tulcea County - Tourism, Tulcea County - Administrative divisions, Tulcea County - Municipality, Tulcea County - Towns, Tulcea County - Communes Read more here: » Tulcea County: Encyclopedia II - Tulcea County - Demographics |
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Isaccea - Population The majority of the population is formed by Orthodox Christian Romanians, but there is also a 4% minority of Muslim Turks.
1912: 4,112
1930: 4,576
1948: 4,653
1956: 5,203
1966: 5,059
1977: 5,347
1992: 5,639
2002: 5,374
Isaccea - Ethnic structure.
According to the 2002 Romanian census, the ethnic structure of the population of Isaccea was the following:
See also:Isaccea, Isaccea - Geography, Isaccea - Name, Isaccea - History, Isaccea - Ancient history, Isaccea - Mediaeval history, Isaccea - Modern history, Isaccea - Population, Isaccea - Ethnic structure, Isaccea - Religion, Isaccea - Economy, Isaccea - Local attractions, Isaccea - External link Read more here: » Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Isaccea - Population |
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Isaccea - Name Possibly the earliest mentioning is in De Administrando Imperio (around 950) of Constantine Porphyrogenitus. It talks about six deserted cities between the Dniester and Bulgaria, among them being Saka-katai, katai being most likely a transcription of a Pecheneg word for "city". The name Saka could in turn be derived from Romanian sacă/seacă, meaning "barren". [7]
The following reference to this name was in 11th century a local ruler named named "Satza" or "Saccea" (Sakça), for the first time used by Byzantine Anna Comnena in her Alexiad. Nicolae Iorga presumed that the ruler was Romanian, however "-ça" (-c ...
See also:Isaccea, Isaccea - Geography, Isaccea - Name, Isaccea - History, Isaccea - Ancient history, Isaccea - Mediaeval history, Isaccea - Modern history, Isaccea - Population, Isaccea - Ethnic structure, Isaccea - Religion, Isaccea - Economy, Isaccea - Local attractions, Isaccea - External link Read more here: » Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Isaccea - Name |
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| | | | Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Isaccea - Geography The town has in administration 96.71 km², of which 3.69 km² are inside the residential areas. The town includes two other settlements: Revărsarea and Tichileşti. The Tulcea – Brăila roadway (DN22/E87) crosses the town.
The town is located in near to the Măcin Mountains and Dobrogea Plateau (in the south) and the Danube (in the north). Many lakes could once be found in the town, but some of them were desiccated by the Communist authorities in order to use the terrain for agriculture. This initiative lacked success, since the soil of th ...
See also:Isaccea, Isaccea - Geography, Isaccea - Name, Isaccea - History, Isaccea - Ancient history, Isaccea - Mediaeval history, Isaccea - Modern history, Isaccea - Population, Isaccea - Ethnic structure, Isaccea - Religion, Isaccea - Economy, Isaccea - Local attractions, Isaccea - External link Read more here: » Isaccea: Encyclopedia II - Isaccea - Geography |
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