Nufăru

Nufăru
Commune

Coat of arms

Location of Nufăru
Coordinates: 45°09′N 28°55′E / 45.150°N 28.917°E / 45.150; 28.917Coordinates: 45°09′N 28°55′E / 45.150°N 28.917°E / 45.150; 28.917
Country Romania
County Tulcea
Component villages Ilganii de Jos, Malcoci, Nufăru, Victoria
Government
 • Mayor Gavrilă Tincu (since 2004)
Area
 • Total 57.67 km2 (22.27 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 2,427
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Climate Cfa
Website http://www.cjtulcea.ro/judet/nufaru.html (Romanian)

Nufăru is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania, thought to be the short-lived ancient capital of Kievan Rus, Pereyaslavets,[1] and called Prislav until 1968. It is composed of four villages: Ilganii de Jos, Malcoci, Nufăru and Victoria (formerly Pârlita).

References

  1. ↑ Stephenson, Paul (2000). Byzantium's Balkan Frontier: A Political Study of the Northern Balkans, 900-1204. Cambridge University Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780521770170.
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