Eforie

Eforie
Town
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Eforie Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°4′N 28°38′E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Robert Șerban[1] (PNL)
Area	7.38 km^2 (2.85 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	8,630
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	905360
Area code	(+40) 02 41
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primariaeforie.ro

Eforie (Romanian pronunciation: [efoˈri.e]; historical names (for Eforie Sud): Băile Movilă, Carmen-Sylva, Vasile Roaită) is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Constanța. Techirghiol Lake lies nearby.

History

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1930	872	—
1948	1,503	+72.4%
1956	3,286	+118.6%
1966	6,617	+101.4%
1977	9,507	+43.7%
1992	9,316	−2.0%
2002	9,294	−0.2%
2011	8,621	−7.2%
2021	8,630	+0.1%
Source: Census data

Eforie Sud, the southern part of the town, was founded by the aristocrat Ion Movilă in 1899, when he erected a hotel named Băile Movilă (Movilă Spa). In 1928, the spa was renamed Carmen-Sylva, after the pen name of Queen Elisabeth of Romania. In 1950, after the establishment of the Communist regime, the name of the city was changed again to Vasile Roaită to honor a railway worker shot dead during the Grivița strike of 1933. In 1962, the city was renamed yet again to Eforie Sud.

In 1966, the city of Eforie was created by merging Eforie Sud with the northern resort Eforie Nord. Formally, the city is composed of Eforie Sud, the administrative centre, and Eforie Nord, a dependent village. Many other hotels were built here over the years, most of them during the communist regime.

Beach view

Education

"Carmen Sylva" High School is the city's only high school (located in Eforie Sud, which also has a general school, while another general school is located in Eforie Nord).

Sports

Besides many summer sports, as beach football, there is a football club named CS Eforie, playing in Liga III.

Natives

• Andreea Bănică (born 1978), singer and songwriter

References

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.

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  Jetty at the beach
• 
  Villas in Eforie Nord, 1958
• 
  Lake Techirghiol near Eforie Nord
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  A view from Eforie Nord towards Agigea