Eforie

Eforie
Eforie
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location in Constanța County
	Eforie Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 44°4′N 28°38′E / 44.067°N 28.633°E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Robert Șerban (PNL)
Area	7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	8,630
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC 2/ 3)
Postal code	905360
Area code	( 40) 02 41
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primariaeforie.ro

Eforie (Romanian pronunciation: [efoˈri.e]; historical names (for Eforie Sud): Băile Movilă, Carmen-Sylva, Vasile Roaită) is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Constanța. Techirghiol Lake lies nearby.

History

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1930	872	—
1948	1,503	72.4%
1956	3,286	118.6%
1966	6,617	101.4%
1977	9,507	43.7%
1992	9,316	−2.0%
2002	9,294	−0.2%
2011	8,621	−7.2%
2021	8,630	0.1%
Source: Census data

Eforie Sud, the southern part of the town, was founded by the aristocrat Ion Movilă in 1899, when he erected a hotel named Băile Movilă (Movilă Spa). In 1928, the spa was renamed Carmen-Sylva, after the pen name of Queen Elisabeth of Romania. In 1950, after the establishment of the Communist regime, the name of the city was changed again to Vasile Roaită to honor a railway worker shot dead during the Grivița strike of 1933. In 1962, the city was renamed yet again to Eforie Sud.

In 1966, the city of Eforie was created by merging Eforie Sud with the northern resort Eforie Nord. Formally, the city is composed of Eforie Sud, the administrative centre, and Eforie Nord, a dependent village. Many other hotels were built here over the years, most of them during the communist regime.

Beach view

Education

"Carmen Sylva" High School is the city's only high school (located in Eforie Sud, which also has a general school, while another general school is located in Eforie Nord).