Năvodari

Sister cities

• Sectorul Rîșcani

History

The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1421 under the name Kara Koyun ("Black Sheep"), to be renamed later on Karaköy or Carachioi ("The Black Village"). In 1927, the locality was again renamed to Năvodari and after five years, on 15 August 1932, it was granted commune status. The town developed during the communist regime as part of the industrialization program. In 1957, the superphosphate and sulfuric acid plant, also known as USAS (Uzina de Superfosfat și Acid Sulfuric), whose construction had started in 1954, was opened, paving the road towards the industrialization of the area and demographic growth. However, the factory polluted the Black Sea and Lake Tașaul with toxic dumps. In the 1990s, the pollution was greatly reduced as the factory was modernized. In 1968 the population of Năvodari exceeded 6,500 inhabitants. A law adopted that year granted the commune of Năvodari town status and placed the Mamaia Sat village under its administration. The modernization of the town began in 1975 and was completed on 29 June 1979.

Most-observed species

• European Bee-eater

  Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  610
• Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

  Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  553
• Crested Lark

  Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  517
• Eurasian Hoopoe

  Upupa epops Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  491
• corn bunting

  Emberiza calandra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  449
• Red-footed Falcon

  Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  437
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  421
• Black-winged Stilt

  Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  420

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2012-12-03
  14 km SE of Shabla, Bulgaria
• M 5 — 2009-08-05
  16 km SE of Shabla, Bulgaria
• M 3.6 — 2006-02-06
  4 km S of Gârliciu, Romania
• M 3.5 — 2005-04-18
  4 km NNE of Nuf?ru, Romania
• M 2.9 — 2005-02-15
  3 km NW of Malcoci, Romania
• M 2.7 — 2005-01-24
  0 km E of Valea Nucarilor, Romania