Valu lui Traian

Valu lui Traian (historical name: Hasancea, Turkish: Hasançay) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

Valu lui Traian
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Valu lui Traian Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°9′54″N 28°27′18″E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Florin Mitroi[1] (PNL)
Area	63.29 km2 (24.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	16,617
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.valu-lui-traian.ro

The commune was established in 1897, under the name Hasancea. In 1925 it was renamed Valu lui Traian (Trajan's Wall), after the vallum located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: Omurcea, Turkish: Ömürçay) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.

Nature reserve

There is a nature reserve north-east of Valu lui Traian village, in the Medgidia Plateau. It is located on top of an archaeological site, remnants of a Roman defensive system, and houses several species of xerophilous plants and shrubs on its slopes.^[3][4]

Demographics

At the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were Romanians, 15% Tatars, 2.1% Roma and 1.2% Turks. 82% were Orthodox Christian and 16.1% Muslim.

At the 2011 census, Valu lui Traian had 9,815 Romanians (85.71%), 6 Hungarians (0.05%), 213 Roma (1.86%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 191 Turks (1.67%), 1,189 Tatars (10.38%), 7 Lipovans (0.06%), 20 others (0.17%), 8 with undeclared ethnicity (0.07%).^[5]

At the 2021 census Valu lui Traian had a population of 16,617 with a majority of Romanians (74.14%) and minorities of Tatars (6.61%), Turks (1.43%), Roma (1.25%), Lipovans (0.07%), Greeks (0.06%), Bulgarians (0.02%), others (0.23%) and unknown (16.19%).