Nufăru

Nufăru
Commune

Coat of arms

Location of Nufăru
Coordinates: 45°09′N 28°55′E / 45.150°N 28.917°E / 45.150; 28.917Coordinates: 45°09′N 28°55′E / 45.150°N 28.917°E / 45.150; 28.917
Country Romania
County Tulcea
Component villages Ilganii de Jos, Malcoci, Nufăru, Victoria
Government
  Mayor Gavrilă Tincu (since 2004)
Area
  Total 57.67 km2 (22.27 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 2,427
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Climate Cfa
Website http://www.cjtulcea.ro/judet/nufaru.html (Romanian)

Nufăru is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania, thought to be the short-lived ancient capital of Kievan Rus, Pereyaslavets,[1] and called Prislav until 1968. It is composed of four villages: Ilganii de Jos, Malcoci, Nufăru and Victoria (formerly Pârlita).

References

  1. Stephenson, Paul (2000). Byzantium's Balkan Frontier: A Political Study of the Northern Balkans, 900-1204. Cambridge University Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780521770170.
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