Ovidiu


Ovidiu is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanța retire there.
In 1930, the town was renamed Ovidiu after the Roman poet Ovid. He was supposedly buried on a nearby small island in the Siutghiol Lake.

Administration

The town of Ovidiu administers the villages of Poiana and Culmea. The latter was established in 2011 by legally separating from Ovidiu two territorially distinct communities, Social Group Culmea and Social Group Nazarcea.

Sport

The stadium of FC Viitorul Constanța is located in Ovidiu.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Ovidiu had 11,240 Romanians, 3 Hungarians, 229 Roma , 3 Germans, 358 Turks, 396 Tatars, 8 Lipovans, 36 Aromanians, 69 others.

Gallery