Aliman

Aliman
Commune
Aliman Location of Aliman
Coordinates: 44°15′00″N 27°40′00″E / 44.25000°N 27.66667°ECoordinates: 44°15′00″N 27°40′00″E / 44.25000°N 27.66667°E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța County
Status	Commune
Component villages	Aliman, Dunăreni, Floriile, Vlahii
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghe Topalu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	126.21 km^2 (48.73 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
• Total	2,805
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primaria-aliman.ro/

Aliman (Romanian pronunciation: [aliˈman]) is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania. It includes four villages:

• Aliman
• Dunăreni (historical name: Mârleanu or Mîrleanu until 1968)
• Floriile (historical name: Bac Cuius, Turkish: Bakkuyusu)
• Vlahii (historical name: Vlahchioi)

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Adâncata (historical name: Polucci), at 44°9′0″N 27°52′57″E / 44.15000°N 27.88250°E, disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977.

The Dacian fortress of Sacidava was located close to the village of Dunăreni.

According to Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, in a hypothesis endorsed by Iorgu Iordan, the name Aliman derives from the Turkish word for "German", Alaman or Aleman.^[2]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Aliman had 2,798 Romanians (99.75%), 5 Roma (0.18%), 2 others (0.07%).

Natives of Aliman

• Dan Spătaru, singer

References

1. "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
2. Iorgu Iordan, Nume de locuri Româneşti în Republica Populară Română, Volume 1, p.124. Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1952