Grindu

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Grindu

Total population

1,432

Founded

1750

Elevation5 m

Land area117.49 km²

Coordinates45.41°, 28.20°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Grindu is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Grindu.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

P

Pavel Cebanu

Soviet footballer

A

Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch

Soviet astronomer

Nikolay Viranovsky

A

A. I. Dovatur

Soviet philologist (1897-1982)

J

Josl Lerner

Soviet poet (1903–1994)

Boris Malitsky

Soviet economist

V

Vitaliy Pushkutsa

Soviet association football player

Avraham Naton

Israeli painter (1906-1959)

V

Victor Zâmbrea

Romanian activist (1924-2000)

Aurel Neagu

Romanian wrestler

C

Constantin Vremuleț

journalist & Romanian writer

D

Dumitru Zidu

Moldovan politician

G

George Catargi

Romanian painter 1894-1963

V

Valeriu Graur

Political prisoner of the former Soviet Union (1940–2012)

Hmyrov Vsevolod

Grigorij Wejnbaum

politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tulcea

• Garvăn
  4.4 mi away · pop. 1,429
• Văcăreni
  5.6 mi away · pop. 2,331
• I.C. Brătianu
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,198
• Jijila
  7.5 mi away · pop. 4,207
• Luncavița
  9.1 mi away · pop. 3,667
• Rachelu
  10.2 mi away · pop. 1,029
• Măcin
  11.5 mi away · pop. 12,104
• Tichilești
  12.5 mi away · pop. 44
• Revărsarea
  12.7 mi away · pop. 573
• Smârdan
  12.7 mi away · pop. 1,217
• Greci
  15.1 mi away · pop. 5,481
• Carcaliu
  15.4 mi away · pop. 4,271

Browse all places in Tulcea →

Recently spotted species

common alkanet

Anchusa officinalis

Seen 2026-09-06

Dwarf Feather Grass

Stipa capillata

Seen 2026-09-06

Field Dodder

Cuscuta campestris

Seen 2026-09-06

White Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-06

spiny cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Seen 2026-09-06

Austrian Mugwort

Artemisia austriaca

Seen 2026-09-06

chicory

Cichorium intybus

Seen 2026-09-06

puncture vine

Tribulus terrestris

Seen 2026-09-06

Heart-podded Hoary Cress

Lepidium draba

Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).