Crișan, Tulcea

Commune in Tulcea, Romania

Crișan

Commune

The Danube Delta in Caraorman

Coat of arms

Location in Tulcea County

Crișan

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 45°10′26″N 29°23′13″E﻿ / ﻿45.174°N 29.387°E﻿ / 45.174; 29.387
Country| Romania
County| Tulcea
Subdivisions| Caraorman, Crișan, Mila 23
Government

• Mayor (2020-2024) | Silviu Florin Rahău[1] (PSD)

Area

| 406.26 km2 (156.86 sq mi)
Elevation

| 2 m (7 ft)
Population

(2021-12-01)[2]

| 1,092
• Density| 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

827060

Area code| +(40) 240
Vehicle reg.| TL
Website| www.primariacrisan.ro

Crișan is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes three villages: Caraorman (45°04′54″N 29°23′20″E﻿ / ﻿45.08167°N 29.38889°E﻿ / 45.08167; 29.38889﻿ (Caraorman)), Crișan (45°10′25″N 29°23′26″E﻿ / ﻿45.17361°N 29.39056°E﻿ / 45.17361; 29.39056﻿ (Crișan village)), and Mila 23 (45°13′43″N 29°14′57″E﻿ / ﻿45.22861°N 29.24917°E﻿ / 45.22861; 29.24917﻿ (Mila 23)).

The commune is located in the middle of the Danube Delta, about 50 km (31 mi) downriver from the county seat, Tulcea. It is crossed west to east by the Sulina branch of the Danube and it is bordered to the south by the Sfântu Gheorghe branch. It neighbors Chilia Veche and C. A. Rosetti communes to the north, the town of Sulina to the east, Sfântu Gheorghe commune to the south, and Murighiol and Maliuc communes to the west.

At the 2021 census, Crișan had 1,092 inhabitants; of those, 77.47% were Romanians, 9.71% Lipovans, and 5.86% Ukrainians.[3] At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 1,228, of which 52.1% were Romanians, 26.2% Russians or Lipovans, and 21.6% Ukrainians. At the 2002 census, 74.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 25% Lipovan Old-Rite Orthodox.

## Natives

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* Vicol Calabiciov, sprint canoeist
* Lavrente Calinov (born 1936), sprint canoeist
* Serghei Covaliov (1944 – 2011), sprint canoeist
* Haralambie Ivanov (1941 – 2004), sprint canoeist
* Maria Nichiforov (1951 – 2022), sprint canoeist
* Ivan Patzaichin (1949 – 2021), sprint canoeist and canoe racing coach, the winner of four Olympic gold medals
* Silviu Simioncencu (born 1975), sprint canoeist
* Gheorghe Simionov (born 1950), sprint canoeist
* Toma Simionov (born 1955), sprint canoeist

## References

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1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

* Bird watching tower in Crișan

* Mila 23

* Lipovan priest in Mila 23 (1963)

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Tulcea County, Romania

Cities|

* Tulcea (county seat)

Towns|

* Babadag
* Isaccea
* Măcin
* Sulina

Communes|

* Baia
* Beidaud
* Beștepe
* C.A. Rosetti
* Carcaliu
* Casimcea
* Ceamurlia de Jos
* Ceatalchioi
* Cerna
* Chilia Veche
* Ciucurova
* Crișan
* Dăeni
* Dorobanțu
* Frecăței
* Greci
* Grindu
* Hamcearca
* Horia
* I.C. Brătianu
* Izvoarele
* Jijila
* Jurilovca
* Luncavița
* Mahmudia
* Maliuc
* Mihai Bravu
* Mihai Kogălniceanu
* Murighiol
* Nalbant
* Niculițel
* Nufăru
* Ostrov
* Pardina
* Peceneaga
* Sarichioi
* Sfântu Gheorghe
* Slava Cercheză
* Smârdan
* Somova
* Stejaru
* Topolog
* Turcoaia
* Văcăreni
* Valea Nucarilor
* Valea Teilor

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