Isaccea
| Isaccea | ||
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Town hall of Isaccea
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 Location of Isaccea |
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| Coordinates: 45°16′11″N 28°27′35″E / 45.26972°N 28.45972°ECoordinates: 45°16′11″N 28°27′35″E / 45.26972°N 28.45972°E | ||
| Country |
 Romania
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| County | Tulcea County | |
| Status | Town | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Anastase Moraru (Social Democratic Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Town | 103.97 km2 (40.14 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Town | 4,955 | |
| • Density | 1,521/km2 (3,940/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Climate | Cfa | |
| Website | http://www.isaccea.ro/ | |
Isaccea (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈsak.t͡ʃe̯a]; Turkish: İshakçı) is a small town in Tulcea County, in Dobruja, Romania, on the right bank of the Danube, 35 km north-west of Tulcea. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 4,955.
The town has been inhabited for thousands of years, as it is one of the few places in all the Lower Danube that can be easily forded and thus an easy link between the Balkans and the steppes of Southern Ukraine and Russia. The Danube was for a long time the border between the Romans, later Byzantines and the "barbarian" migrating tribes in the north, making Isaccea a border town, conquered and held by dozens of different peoples.
The town has under its administration 103.97 km², of which 3.69 km² are inside the residential areas.
The town is divided into three settlements: Isaccea proper (4,789 inhabitants) and two villages, Revărsarea (563 inhabitants) and Tichilești (22 inhabitants).
The Tulcea – Brăila roadway (DN22/E87) crosses the town.
The town is located in near to the Măcin Mountains and Dobrogea Plateau (in the south) and the Danube (in the north). Many lakes could once be found in the town, but some of them were desiccated by the Communist authorities in order to use the terrain for agriculture. This initiative lacked success, since the soil of the area proved to be not very fertile. Some larger lakes still remain: Saun, Telincea, Rotund, Ghiolul Pietrei, Racova. In April 2006, the dyke which protected this terrain failed and the Danube flooded again the areas which used to be wetlands.
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