Hamcearca is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Balabancea, Căprioara (historical name: Geaferca-Rusă), Hamcearca and Nifon.
The commune formerly included Taiţa village, mainly Russian-inhabited prior to 1877, but this had been depopulated by 1930.[3]
Reportedly, the commune’s name derives from Hamcerencu, the surname of the brothers who settled there around 1812.[4]
References
- ^ “2021 Romanian census”. National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ “Results of the 2020 local elections”. Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Laura-Diana Cizer, Toponimia județului Tulcea, p.156. Editura Lumen, 2012, ISBN 9731663096.
- ^ (in Romanian) Fondul Primăriei Hamcearca Archived 2017-10-09 at the Wayback Machine at the National Archives of Romania site; accessed July 2, 2013
