Crucea, Constanța

Crucea () is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes six villages:

• Crucea (historical name: Satișchioi, )
• Băltăgești
• Crișan (historical name: Capugi, ); named after , also known as Crișan, one of the leaders of the 1784–1785 peasant revolt in Transylvania
• Gălbiori (historical name: Sarâgea, )
• Șiriu (historical name: Sublocotenent Măndoiu)
• Stupina (historical name: Ercheșec, )

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Crucea had 2,945 inhabitants, of which 2,768 (99.39%) were Romanians, 7 (0.25%) Turks, 5 (0.18%) Roma, and 5 (0.18%) others. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,010; of those, 90.17% were Romanians and 0.37% Roma.

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