Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea

Sfântu Gheorghe
Commune

Sfantu Gheorghe seen from space

Coat of arms

Location of Sfântu Gheorghe
Sfântu Gheorghe

Location of Sfântu Gheorghe

Coordinates: 44°53′N 29°36′E / 44.883°N 29.600°E / 44.883; 29.600Coordinates: 44°53′N 29°36′E / 44.883°N 29.600°E / 44.883; 29.600
Country  Romania
County Tulcea
Component villages Sfântu Gheorghe
Area
  Total 605.76 km2 (233.89 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 797
  Density 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)

Sfântu Gheorghe (Turkish: Kadirlez) is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. It is located at the end of the southern arm of the Danube near the Black Sea, in the Dobruja region. It is composed of a single village, Sfântu Gheorghe.

Description

Sfântu Gheorghe has a center with a town hall, a pub and some food stores. It is surrounded by one-storey houses, some of them have a Byzantine influence.

Economy

Inhabitants fish and work as tourist guides for visitors of the channels of the Danube.

The Sfântu Gheorghe Film festival

Sfântu Gheorghe hosts the Anonimul International Independent Film Festival.

Sightseeing

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