Murfatlar
Murfatlar is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
Etymology
The name of the town originates from the Turkish word of Arabic origin murvet.Between 1921 and 1965, and from 1975 to 2007, the locality was known as Basarabi. On June 26, 2007 the lower house of Romania's Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, approved a proposal to have the name changed back to Murfatlar, which was also ratified by the Senate and promulgated by the president of Romania on December 20, 2007.
Administration
Murfatlar is a port on the Danube–Black Sea Canal and has a population of 9, 173 as of 2021. A complex of caves was found carved in the hills nearby, see the Basarabi Cave Complex.The village of Siminoc is administered by the town of Murfatlar. The name of the village comes from the flower Helichrysum arenarium, which can be found abundantly in the area.
The Murfatlar Vineyard and Basarabi Cave Complex are located nearby.