Măcin

Măcin
Town
A mosque in Măcin
A mosque in Măcin
Coat of arms of Măcin
Coat of arms
Location in Tulcea County
Location in Tulcea County
Măcin is located in Romania
Măcin
Măcin
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°14′44″N 28°7′23″E / 45.24556°N 28.12306°E / 45.24556; 28.12306
CountryRomania
CountyTulcea
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Mihai Duțu (PSD)
Area
55.39 km2 (21.39 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
7,248
 • Density130.9/km2 (338.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
825300
Area code+40 x40
Vehicle reg.TL
Websitewww.macin.ro
Aerial photograph of the "Izvorul Tămăduirii" monastery, 2020

Măcin (Romanian pronunciation: [məˈt͡ʃin]) is a town in Tulcea County, in the Northern Dobruja region of Romania.

Location

Măcin is located in the north-western part of the Northern Dobruja region, in Tulcea County. The city is located at the intersection of the DN22 (E87) and DN22D [ro] national roads. The DN22 road links it to the Romanian capital, Bucharest (230 km to the West, via Brăila) and to cities of Isaccea and Tulcea (to the East). The DN22D road connects Măcin through a southern route with Tulcea and Constanța.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912 5,286—    
1930 5,628+6.5%
1948 5,217−7.3%
1956 6,533+25.2%
1966 8,147+24.7%
1977 10,544+29.4%
1992 12,104+14.8%
2002 11,803−2.5%
2011 8,245−30.1%
2021 7,248−12.1%
Source: Census data

According to the 2011 census, the town's population numbered 7,666 inhabitants, composed of 91.46% Romanians, 4.8% Roma, 2.92% Turks, and 0.37% Russian Lipovans. At the 2021 census, Măcin had a population of 7,248; of those, 75.95% were Romanians, 5.66% Roma, and 1.93% Turks.

History

The town is located on an ancient Celtic settlement, named Arrubium. It was included in the Getic polities of Rhemaxos and Zyraxes, then conquered by the Roman Empire, who stationed a cavalry unit here between 99 and 241 AD. The ruins of the Roman fort of Arrubium can be seen today on the top of the Cetate Hill. Part of the Bulgarian, Byzantine, and later Ottoman Empire, the locality was included for some time in the Wallachian and Moldavian voivodates.

It was the site of the Battle of Măcin in 1791.

Economy

The main share of the local economy is taken by agriculture, especially animal husbandry, cereal growing and in less extent, fishing. The local industry is centered on surface mining, mainly extraction of granite rocks, from quarries situated on southern slopes of Măcin Mountains; textile and clothing manufacturing are also relatively well represented. A significant proportion of the area's population (especially women) is still involved in the textile industry. There is also a factory producing electrostatic air purifiers and ventilation systems.

Since the mid-2000s, the wine industry has grown in importance, with new vineyards being planted on Carcaliu Hill along the DJ222L road, six kilometers outside city limits to the southeast. The local wine producer sells on the national and foreign markets white and red wines with the "D.O.C." designation, "Controlled term of origin", from Sarica-Niculițel region.

Măcin has also an "inland port" on the Danube, operated by two local fixed cranes and sometimes depending on the freight fluxes, by additional floating cranes brought in from Brăila. The port has grain-handling and some warehousing facilities.

Tourism

Tourism development contributes to improving the attractiveness of the region and creates new jobs. Tourist destinations in the area include:

Education

Natives

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Măcin is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ Local election results 2024
  2. ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.