List of renamed places in Romania

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This is a list of renamed places in Romania.

Background[edit]

During the twentieth century, a number of places in Romania had their names changed for various reasons. For instance, Brașov was called Orașul Stalin by the Communist regime in order to pay homage to the Soviet leader. Some of those names were changed back to the original; Brașov regained its old name as Romania's leadership began to develop policies more independent of the Soviet Union. The reason for many Transylvanian name changes was to give a more "Romanian-sounding" name to certain settlements, since in many case the original Romanian name was too close to the Hungarian or German one, from which it was derived (usually a simple re-writing of the name according to Romanian phonetics).

Since 1921[edit]

This list enumerates the changes made from 1921 onwards.

Not included are the names of localities in the Banat, in Transylvania, and in Bukovina that were changed from Hungarian and/or German to Romanian immediately after World War I, the names of localities in Northern Transylvania that were changed back to Hungarian from 1940 to 1944, and those of localities in Greater Romania that today no longer form part of Romania, such as Southern Dobrudja and the Bugeac.

Original name New name Period
Akbaș Albești, Constanța County unknown
Alakap Poarta Albă, Constanța County unknown
Arpătac Araci, Covasna County 1925
Aziza Saligny, Constanța County unknown
Bairamdede Independența, Constanța County since the 1930s
Bendorf Benești, Sibiu County 1925
Beșeneu Pădureni, Covasna County 1960
Biulbiul (Bülbül) Ciocârlia, Constanța County unknown
Binținți Aurel Vlaicu, Hunedoara County 1925
Brașov Orașul Stalin, Brașov County 8 September 1950 – 24 December 1960
Brătieni Brăduleț, Argeș County since 1949
Budiul de Câmpie Papiu Ilarian, Mureș County 1925
Canara, Kanara Ovidiu, Constanța County 1930
Caracoium (Karakoium), Carachioi Năvodari, Constanța County 1927
Caracicula Limanu, Constanța County 1920–1940 (?)
Caraomer, Cara Omer (Karaomer) Negru Vodă, Constanța County since 1926
Caranasuf Istria, Constanța County 1920–1940 (?)
Carasu (Karasu) Medgidia, Constanța County since 02.09.1856
Cartal (Kartal) Vulturu, Constanța County unknown
Cerchezchioi Cerchezu, Constanța County unknown
Chiostel (Köstel) Castelu, Constanța County unknown
Cioara Bărăganul, Brăila County since the 1950s (?)
Cioara Săliștea, Alba County 1960
Coronini Pescari, Caraș-Severin County 1960–1996
Cogealia, Kogea Ali (Koca Ali); Valea Neagră Lumina, Constanța County Cogealia until 1929; Valea Neagră between 1929 and 1965
Coșlar Coșlariu, Alba County 1956
Coaciu Făureni, Cluj County 1925
Cristuru Secuiesc I. G. Duca, Odorhei County 1933–1940
Cuhea Bogdan Vodă, Maramureș County 1974
Cuzgun (Kuzgun) Ion Corvin, Constanța County 1920–1940 (?)
Cetad Lenauheim, Timiș County 1925
Danachioi, Carol I Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanța County unknown
Dealul Calului Poiana Horea, Cluj County 1956
Diciosânmărtin Târnăveni, Mureș County since 3 May 1941
Docuzol Cuza Vodă, Constanța County unknown
Domnești Cogealac, Constanța County unknown
Eforie Sud Vasile Roaită, Constanța County 1949–1965
Enge-Mahale Mereni, Constanța County 1920–1940 (?)
Fărcădinul de Jos General Berthelot, Hunedoara County Berthelot 1923–1960, Unirea 1965 and 2001
Fărcașfalău Lupeni, Harghita County 1921
Felța Florești, Sibiu County 1950
Feneșul Săsesc Florești, Cluj County 1925
Florica Ștefănești, Argeș County since 1949
Frâua Axente Sever, Sibiu County 1950
Gargalâcul-Mic Corbu, Constanța County unknown
Gherengic (Gerencik) Pecineaga, Constanța County unknown, I.G. Duca between 1933–1940
Ghiurfalău Gheorghieni, Cluj County 1925
Ghiuvenlia (Güvenli) Chirnogeni, Constanța County unknown
Ghiriș Câmpia Turzii, Cluj County 1925
Hairanchioi (Hayranköy) Dumbrăveni, Constanța County unknown
Hasancea Valu lui Traian, Constanța County since 1925
Hașiduluc Cumpăna, Constanța County since 1926
Hărăstaș Călărași, Cluj County 1925
Hermeziu Lunca Prutului, Iași County unknown-1996
Hidiș Podeni, Cluj County 1925
Hususău Valea Lungă, Alba County 1925
Iad Livezile, Bistrița-Năsăud County 1960
Ibașfalău Dumbrăveni, Sibiu County 1925
Ienidja, Ienigea, Enigea Deleni, Constanța County since 1940
Ilanlâc Vama Veche, Constanța County 1920–1940 (?)
Inancișmea (İnançeșme) Fântânele, Constanța County unknown
Indol Deleni, Cluj County 1925
Jădani Cornești, Timiș County 1960
Kara Murat, Ferdinand I Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța County Kara Murat until the 1930s; Ferdinand I until 1948
Luca Gheorghe Doja, Mureș County since 1952 Lukafalva [hu]
Mețențiu Ady Endre, Satu Mare County 1957
Milișăuți Emil Bodnăraș, Suceava County 1970 (?) – 1996
Murfatlar Basarabi, Constanța County Basarabi between 1924 and 1965 and between 1980 and 2007
Mustafa Agi (Mustafa Aci) Comana, Constanța County unknown
Musubei (Musubey) Horia, Constanța County unknown
Nirașteu Ungheni, Mureș County 1921
Ocna Șugatag Ocna Maramureșului, Maramureș County 1987–1990
Onești Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej, Bacău County 1965–1996
Osmanfacâ Bărăganu, Constanța County 1920–1940 (?)
Osmanu Unirea, Brăila County since the 1950s (?)
Parachioi Băneasa, Constanța County since the 1930s (?)
Pazarlia Târgușor, Constanța County unknown
Peletlia Săcele, Constanța County 1920–1940 (?)
Porcești Turnu Roșu, Sibiu County 1960
Potoc Deleni, Mureș County 1921
Reghinul Săsesc Reghin, Mureș County 1925
Satișchioi (Satișköy) Crucea, Constanța County unknown
Sănmărtinul Sărat Gligorești, Cluj County 1925
Sânmicloș Nicoleni, comuna Șimonești, Harghita County 1921
Sânmihaiu Mihăileni, comuna Șimonești, Harghita County 1921
Sânmihaiu de Jos + Sânmihaiu de Sus Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County 1925
Slujitorii Albotești Zăvoaia, Brăila County since the 1950s (?)
Somfalău Cornești, Mureș County 1925
Șard Noroieni, Satu Mare County 1921
Șaroșul Unguresc Deleni, Mureș County 1960
Ștei Orașul Dr. Petru Groza, Bihor County 1958–1996
Șiminfalău Șimonești, Harghita County 1921
Șocariciu Unirea, Călărași County unknown
Ștena Dacia, Brașov County 1950
Tașaul Piatra, Mihail Kogălniceanu commune, Constanța County since the 1950s
Tașpunor (Tașpınar) Siliștea, Constanța County unknown
Tatlâgeac Mare, Domnița Elena 23 August, Constanța County ?
Tăul Boilor Deleni, Mureș County 1960
Tâmpăhaza Rădești, Alba County 1925
Trascău Rimetea, Alba County 1925
Uifalău Ferdinand (interwar); Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău County since 1948
Uifalău Traian, Bacău County unknown since when
Uioara Ocna Mureș, Alba County Ocna Mureșului 1925–1956
Unguri Arini, Bacău County since 1967
Vaidasig Gura Arieșului, Alba County 1925
Valea Boierească Viișoara, Argeș County since the 1950s
Verpolea Pădureni, Suceava County 1968
Vințu de Sus Unirea, Alba County 1925
Vorumloc Valea Viilor, Sibiu County 1960
Zaclău I. C. Brătianu, Tulcea County unknown since when
Zălau Zalău c. 1956

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