Community: Jurilovca
The Jurilovca commune is situated in the South-Central part of Tulcea county, on the bank of the Razelm Lake. The administrative surface of the commune amounts to 29987,09ha. The affiliated villages are: Jurilovca - the capital-city of the commune, Vişina -1 km away from Jurilovca, Sălcioara - 5 km away from Jurilovca. The Jurilovca commune is located in the Eastern part of the Babadag Plateau, in the Jurilovca Depression, a depression which is incorporated in the litoral plain of Razim. The Eastern part of this swampy plain is continued by estuaries and lagunas closed towards the sea by massive litoral sand dunes. The Jurilovca commune is characterized by a Continental climate, with hot summers and reduced rainfall. Winters are usually warm but witness strong winds. The medium annual temperature is of 11 degrees Celsius and precipitations of 400 ml/sm/year are registered.
The ancient Orgame/ Argamum citadel and the beach at Gura Portiţei, fishing as a sport and the boat rides on the Razim Lake are only some of the tourist attractions at Jurilovca. The community is strongly influenced by the traditions of the Lipovan people, fishing being considered a primary activity for centuries.
History
Jurilovca was founded by Lipovans in the XIXth century, the first written mention of it dating byck to the year 1826. Although only a small parish in the beginning, the settlement developed and became, towards the end of the XIXth century, an important center of fishing in the Danube Delta area, presently hosting the biggest community of fishermen
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Local resources
Dobrogea – “the interesting peninsula” after Romulus Seişanu, or the “Curious province” as seen by writer Barbu Delavrancea, “marshy and unhealthy” as gloomily described by D.A.Sturdza in his controversial lectures regarding the return of Dobrogea to Romania, represents a territory which further invites the interest of geologists, geographs, artis
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Traditions
The specific features of the community are closely connected to the location of the commune on the bank of the Razim-Sinoe laguna complex and to the traditions of Lipovan people. The community celebrates the religious holidays of the Iulian calendar, which displays a 14-days delay when compared to the Gregorian calendar (for example, New Year's Ev
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