- Source: Cogealac
Cogealac is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes six villages:
Cogealac (historical names: Domnești, Turkish: Kocalak)
Gura Dobrogei (historical names: Câvârgic, Turkish: Kıvırcık)
Râmnicu de Jos
Râmnicu de Sus
Tariverde (historical name: Dorotea)
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Colelia (Turkish: Kuleli), at 44°36′10″N 28°24′39″E, disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977. The former village was populated by Dobrujan Germans until 1942 and it is now the site of the Colilia Monastery.
The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm (with an installed nameplate capacity of 600 MW) is partly located on the territory of the commune.
On 2 March 2022, while searching for a crashed MiG-21 LanceR in the area, an IAR 330 military transport helicopter crashed near Gura Dobrogei, killing 7 military personnel.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Cogealac had 4,466 Romanians (98.89%), 4 Turks (0.09%), 46 others (1.02%).
Notable people
Stoica Lascu (born 1951), historian