Gheorghe Doja, Ialomița

For other uses, see Gheorghe Doja (disambiguation).

Gheorghe Doja
Commune
Gheorghe Doja Location of Gheorghe Doja, Ialomiţa
Coordinates: 44°37′0″N 27°11′7″E / 44.61667°N 27.18528°E / 44.61667; 27.18528Coordinates: 44°37′0″N 27°11′7″E / 44.61667°N 27.18528°E / 44.61667; 27.18528
Country	Romania
County	Ialomiţa County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Mihai Ion ( Partidul Naţional Liberal )
Population (2002)^[1]
• Total	2,854
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Gheorghe Doja (colloquially known as Doja) is a commune in Ialomiţa County, Romania, 20 km away from Slobozia and 110 km from Bucharest. It is composed of a single village, Gheorghe Doja.

The village is located in the Bărăgan, in the Siman Valley (Valea lui Siman). Initially, the settlement was named Valea lui Siman, and, later, Principesa Elena (after Princess Elena of Romania). The village was later renamed to Gheorghe Doja, after György Dózsa, a Székely from Transylvania who led a peasants' revolt against the Hungarian landed nobility in 1514.

There are two natural sites nearby: the Fundata lake, and the Ialomiţa river.

The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture. In this village, the people cultivate watermelons (pepeni) which they sell throughout the country.

The village is near the European route E60 and 50 km away from A2 Romania highway.

Image gallery

Clouds over Gh. Doja
Sunflower crop
Watermelon culture
Along the road
Dirt road toward the lake
Sunset over the lake
Watermelon
Fishing in sunset

Ialomița County, Romania

Cities	Slobozia (county seat) Fetești Urziceni

Towns	Amara Căzănești Fierbinți-Târg Țăndărei

Communes	Adâncata Albești Alexeni Andrășești Armășești Axintele Balaciu Bărbulești Bărcănești Borănești Bordușani Bucu Buești Ciocârlia Ciochina Ciulnița Cocora Colelia Cosâmbești Coșereni Drăgoești Dridu Făcăeni Gârbovi Gheorghe Doja Gheorghe Lazăr Giurgeni Grindu Grivița Gura Ialomiței Ion Roată Jilavele Maia Manasia Mărculești Mihail Kogălniceanu Miloșești Moldoveni Movila Movilița Munteni-Buzău Ograda Perieți Platonești Rădulești Reviga Roșiori Sălcioara Sărățeni Săveni Scânteia Sfântu Gheorghe Sinești Stelnica Sudiți Traian Valea Ciorii Valea Măcrișului Vlădeni

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on August 2, 2010

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