842:
876:
794:
722:
764:
31:
742:
223:
in
Romania which occurred the previous century, in which the landlords had to give up two-thirds of their land, which was then handed over to the peasants. In Southern Dobruja, many of the peasants who received the land were settlers, including tens of thousands of
219:
In 1914, Romania demanded all landowners prove their property and surrender to the
Romanian state one third of the land they claimed or pay an equivalent of its value. This was similar to the
711:
248:
152:
995:
704:
535:
951:
697:
689:
590:
189:. In 1910, of the 282,007 inhabitants of Southern Dobruja, 134,355 (47.6%) were Bulgarians, 106,568 (37.8%) Turks, 12,192 (4.3%)
132:
725:
416:
940:
929:
670:
Calculated from the results of the 2011 Bulgarian census for the administrative regions of
Dobrich and Silistra, from
648:
Calculated from the results of the 2001 Bulgarian census for the administrative regions of
Dobrich and Silistra, from
536:"Historical aspects regarding the Megleno-Romanian groups in Greece, the FY Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Romania"
144:
841:
934:
919:
182:
140:
518:
213:
63:
201:
433:
Only includes persons who answered the optional question on ethnic identity. The total population was 309,151.
875:
793:
959:
911:
420:
117:
404:
945:
412:
582:
229:
209:
136:
54:
147:(1914–18), and subsequently remained Romanian until 1940, when Bulgaria regained control in the
559:
204:
from 1878 and part of the independent
Bulgarian state from 1908 until Bulgaria's defeat in the
903:
631:
586:
495:
451:
256:
244:
233:
205:
148:
121:
114:
86:
990:
827:
773:
763:
476:
467:
455:
260:
110:
35:
572:
447:
443:
400:
396:
220:
174:
861:
672:
34:
Map of
Bulgaria and Romania with Southern Dobrudja or Cadrilater highlighted in yellow.
472:
984:
821:
190:
178:
741:
925:
837:
612:
Anuarul
Institutului de Cercetări Socio-Umane "Gheorghe Șincai" al Academiei Române
607:
560:„Problema Cadrilaterului - diferendum teritorial şi repere imagologice (1913-1940)”
30:
856:
442:
Between 1913 and 1940, during the
Romanian rule, the region covered two counties:
576:
169:
At the beginning of the modern era, Southern
Dobruja had a mixed population of
851:
803:
408:
259:
were forced to leave
Southern Dobruja, whereas 77,000 Bulgarians had to leave
252:
225:
170:
871:
237:
186:
635:
263:. Only a few hundred Romanians and Aromanians are now left in the region.
17:
885:
815:
789:
395:
According to the 1926–1938 Romanian administrative division (counties of
251:: about 110,000 Romanians (almost 95% of whom settled there after 1913),
243:
On 7 September 1940, Southern Dobruja was restored to Bulgaria under the
106:
578:
Hitler's forgotten ally: Ion Antonescu and his regime, Romania 1940-1944
890:
759:
729:
164:
125:
650:
809:
450:. Nowadays, the territory of Southern Dobruja forms the provinces of
427:
403:), which included a part of today's Romania (chiefly the communes of
194:
135:. Part of Bulgaria between 1878 and 1913, the region was annexed by
737:
624:
Calculated from results of the 1930 census per county, taken from
240:, which led to claims that the reforms had a nationalist purpose.
29:
818:(Southern Bukovina (1918–); Northern Bukovina (1918–40; 1941–44))
128:. It has an area of 7,412 square km and a population of 358,000.
693:
651:"Население към 01.03.2001 г. по области и етническа група"
131:
It is historically noteworthy as a point of contention in
924:
ceded to Bulgaria and the Central Powers (except for the
608:"Aplicarea tratatului româno-bulgar de la Craiova (1940)"
155:. Southern Dobruja has been part of Bulgaria since 1940.
630:(in French). Bucarest: Institut Central de Statistique.
80:
68:
515:
Balkan Union: A Road to Peace in Southeastern Europe
415:) and excluded a part of today's Bulgaria (parts of
870:
836:
788:
758:
736:
675:(in Bulgarian). Националния статистически институт
653:(in Bulgarian). Националния статистически институт
74:
100:
94:
705:
27:Geographical region in north-eastern Bulgaria
8:
673:"Население по етническа група и майчин език"
200:Southern Dobruja was part of the autonomous
177:with several smaller minorities, including
712:
698:
690:
509:
507:
247:. The treaty was followed by a mandatory
270:
939:ceded to Bulgaria between May 1918 and
721:
496:Keith Hitchins, Clarendon Press, 1994,
488:
236:from the same place and Romanians from
529:
527:
7:
475:, summer palace residence of Queen
25:
996:Geographical regions of Bulgaria
874:
840:
792:
762:
740:
720:
208:, when the region was ceded to
197:, and 6,484 (2.4%) Romanians.
153:compulsory population exchange
105:) is an area of north-eastern
1:
628:La Population de la Dobroudja
426:Including persons counted as
614:(in Romanian) (12): 267–275.
133:Bulgarian-Romanian relations
145:Bulgaria during World War I
81:
69:
1012:
162:
151:, which went along with a
899:
534:Țîrcomnicu, Emil (2014).
519:Columbia University Press
75:
58:
38:is highlighted in orange.
438:Administrative divisions
928:) between May 1918 and
626:Mănuilă, Sabin (1939).
968:Only the southern part
606:Costea, Maria (2009).
513:Theodore I. Geshkoff.
202:Bulgarian principality
165:Dobruja § History
101:
95:
90:
39:
965:Only the eastern part
960:Northern Transylvania
163:Further information:
33:
962:in Hungary (1940–44)
948:in Romania (1859–78)
824:(1859–1940; 1941–44)
143:(1913), targeted by
971:Transylvania proper
946:Southern Bessarabia
543:Memoria Ethnologica
430:in Bulgarian Census
267:Demographic history
249:population exchange
214:Treaty of Bucharest
141:Treaty of Bucharest
812:(1918–40; 1941–44)
806:(1918–40; 1941–44)
781:(1913–16; 1919–40)
726:Historical regions
585:. pp. 1–376.
583:Palgrave Macmillan
562:, George Ungureanu
498:Rumania, 1866-1947
40:
978:
977:
392:
391:
257:Megleno-Romanians
245:Treaty of Craiova
234:Megleno-Romanians
206:Second Balkan War
149:Treaty of Craiova
122:historical region
67:
16:(Redirected from
1003:
878:
844:
828:Western Moldavia
796:
779:Southern Dobruja
774:Northern Dobruja
766:
744:
724:
723:
714:
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684:
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573:Deletant, Dennis
569:
563:
557:
551:
550:
540:
531:
522:
511:
502:
493:
477:Marie of Romania
468:Northern Dobruja
413:Constanța County
337:72,963 (25.75%)
334:76,992 (21.6%)
331:129,025 (34.1%)
328:106,568 (37.8%)
317:248,382 (69.5%)
314:143,209 (37.9%)
311:134,355 (47.6%)
271:
261:Northern Dobruja
221:agrarian reforms
193:, 11,718 (4.1%)
104:
98:
84:
78:
77:
72:
70:Yuzhna Dobrudzha
62:
60:
43:Southern Dobruja
36:Northern Dobruja
21:
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549:(52–53): 12–29.
538:
533:
532:
525:
512:
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494:
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464:
440:
423:municipalities)
417:General Toshevo
382:77,728 (20.5%)
354:12,163 (4.29%)
269:
167:
161:
91:Dobrogea de Sud
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
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1007:
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982:
976:
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776:
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768:
756:
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748:
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734:
733:
719:
717:
716:
709:
702:
694:
686:
685:
663:
641:
617:
598:
591:
564:
552:
523:
503:
487:
486:
484:
481:
480:
479:
473:Balchik Palace
470:
463:
460:
439:
436:
435:
434:
431:
424:
411:, now part of
390:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
373:
372:
369:
366:
363:
362:11,718 (4.2%)
360:
356:
355:
352:
349:
346:
345:12,192 (4.3%)
343:
339:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
322:
321:
320:192,698 (68%)
318:
315:
312:
309:
305:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
288:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
268:
265:
183:Crimean Tatars
160:
157:
120:, part of the
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1008:
997:
994:
992:
989:
988:
986:
970:
967:
964:
961:
958:
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950:
947:
944:
942:
941:November 1919
938:
937:
933:
931:
930:November 1919
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922:
918:
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771:
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750:
749:
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
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667:
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592:9781403993410
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521:, 1940, p. 57
520:
516:
510:
508:
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492:
489:
482:
478:
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469:
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437:
432:
429:
425:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
393:
387:
384:
381:
379:6,348 (2.3%)
378:
375:
374:
370:
368:4,515 (1.3%)
367:
365:6,546 (1.7%)
364:
361:
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102:Dobrogea Nouă
97:
92:
88:
83:
71:
65:
59:Южна Добруджа
56:
52:
51:Quadrilateral
48:
47:South Dobruja
44:
37:
32:
19:
952:
935:
926:Danube Delta
920:
912:
904:
862:Székely Land
838:Transylvania
778:
677:. Retrieved
666:
655:. Retrieved
644:
627:
620:
611:
601:
577:
567:
555:
546:
542:
514:
497:
491:
441:
388:947 (0.33%)
371:808 (0.29%)
351:25,127 (7%)
242:
218:
199:
168:
130:
50:
46:
42:
41:
385:591 (0.2%)
348:7,615 (2%)
109:comprising
985:Categories
956:since 1919
916:since 1862
908:since 1920
804:Bessarabia
679:2015-11-20
657:2007-05-02
483:References
308:Bulgarian
274:Ethnicity
253:Aromanians
226:Aromanians
212:under the
171:Bulgarians
96:Cadrilater
73:or simply
18:Cadrilater
872:Wallachia
857:Maramureș
376:Romanian
238:Wallachia
230:Macedonia
216:(1913).
187:Romanians
118:provinces
82:Dobrudzha
64:romanized
55:Bulgarian
886:Muntenia
816:Bukovina
790:Moldavia
575:(2006).
500:, p. 448
462:See also
452:Silistra
448:Caliacra
444:Durostor
421:Krushari
401:Caliacra
397:Durostor
325:Turkish
303:283,395
300:357,217
297:378,344
294:282,007
115:Silistra
107:Bulgaria
87:Romanian
76:Добруджа
991:Dobruja
953:De jure
936:De jure
921:De jure
913:De jure
905:De jure
891:Oltenia
879:(1859–)
852:Crișana
845:(1918–)
797:(1859–)
767:(1878–)
760:Dobruja
745:(1918–)
730:Romania
636:1983592
456:Dobrich
409:Lipnița
210:Romania
159:History
139:in the
137:Romania
126:Dobruja
111:Dobrich
66::
822:Hertsa
810:Budjak
634:
589:
428:Vlachs
405:Ostrov
359:Tatar
195:Tatars
179:Gagauz
751:Banat
738:Banat
539:(PDF)
342:Roma
286:2011
283:2001
280:1930
277:1910
228:from
175:Turks
49:, or
632:OCLC
587:ISBN
454:and
446:and
419:and
407:and
399:and
291:All
255:and
191:Roma
185:and
173:and
113:and
728:in
124:of
99:or
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