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11 MEDGIDIA THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY I. THE EVALUATION OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN MEDGIDIA I.1. THE NATURAL CAPITAL I.1.1. Hystorical background Only few months later, the city had 15,000-20,000 citizens with 1,000 houses and many more under construction. The Turkish government still maintained, for almost 100 years by that point, the Panaghirului Hill fair, where they had built sheds and shops. Merchants from all throughout the country and beyond were exposing their agricultural and menial products there. During the fairs from spring and autumn, the trade lawcourts from Constanta and Tulcea came to Medgidia in order to facilitate commercial transactions. After the War of Independence (1877- 1878), Dobrogea was re-attached to “the mother nation” - Romania - and the Medgidia Fair was reborn and organized. The first human settlement on this territory was established in the Neolithic period, as illustrated by the discovery of a manual cereal mill and a series of ceramic objects pertaining to the Hamangia culture. In the year 46 CE, the settlement was under the direct administration of the Roman Empire. A human settlement and a fortress, known as Carasu Area, were found at that time on the spot of the current municipality of Medgidia. At the end of the Russian-Turkish war, the sultan Abdul Medgid repopulated the old Carasu settlement. He ruled from January 7th 1839 until the 25th of June 1861. He was the son of Mahmud the Second and his actions proved he was much more open to progress and democracy than his forerunners. Abdul Medgid founded the “Medgidia” medal, which was later given to the painter Theodor Aman. In 1865, the inhabitants requested from the governor of Dobrogea that the new locality be named Medgidia, as a sign of gratitude towards their protector, Abdul Megid.

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