List of places in Romania whose names were changed
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During the twentieth century, a number of places in Romania had their names changed for various reasons. For instance, Braşov was called Oraşul Stalin by the Communist regime in order to pay homage to the Soviet leader. Some of those names were changed back to the original; Braşov 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 from (usually a simple re-writing of the name according to Romanian phonetics).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Akbaş | Albeşti, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Alakap | Poarta Albă, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Arpătac | Araci, Covasna County | 1925 |
| Aziza | Saligny, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Bairamdede | Independenţa, Constanţa County | since the 1930s |
| Bendorf | Beneşti, Sibiu County | 1925 |
| Beşeneu | Pădureni, Covasna County | 1960 |
| Biulbiul (Bülbül) | Ciocârlia, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Binţinţi | Aurel Vlaicu, Hunedoara County | 1925 |
| Braşov | Oraşul Stalin, Braşov County | 8 September 1950 - 24 December 1960 |
| Brătieni | Brăduleţ, Argeş County | since 1949 |
| Budiul de Câmpie | Papiu Ilarian, Mureş County | 1925 |
| Canara, Kanara | Ovidiu, Constanţa County | 1930 |
| Caracoium (Karakoium), Carachioi | Năvodari, Constanţa County | 1927 |
| Caracicula | Limanu, Constanţa County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Caraomer, Cara Omer (Karaomer) | Negru Vodă, Constanţa County | since 1926 |
| Caranasuf | Istria, Constanţa County | 1920 - 1940 (?) |
| Cartal (Kartal) | Vulturu, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Cerchezchioi | Cerchezu, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Chiostel (Köstel) | Castelu, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Cioara | Bărăganul, Brăila County | since the 1950s (?) |
| Cioara | Săliştea, Alba County | 1960 |
| Coronini | Pescari, Caraş-Severin County | 1960-1996 |
| Cogealia, Kogea Ali (Koca Ali); Valea Neagră | Lumina, Constanţa County | Cogealia until 1929; Valea Neagră between 1929 and 1965 |
| Coşlar | Coşlariu, Alba County | 1956 |
| Coaciu | Făureni, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Cristuru Secuiesc | I. G. Duca, Odorhei County | 1933-1940 |
| Cuhea | Bogdan Vodă, Maramureş County | 1974 |
| Cuzgun (Kuzgun) | Ion Corvin, Constanţa County | 1920 - 1940 (?) |
| Cetad | Lenauheim, Timiş County | 1925 |
| Danachioi, Carol I | Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Dealul Calului | Poiana Horea, Cluj County | 1956 |
| Diciosânmărtin | Târnăveni, Mureş County | since 3 May 1941 |
| Docuzol | Cuza Vodă, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Domneşti | Cogealac, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Eforie Sud | Vasile Roaită, Constanţa County | 1949-1965 |
| Enge-Mahale | Mereni, Constanţa County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Fărcădinul de Jos | Unirea, Hunedoara County | General Berthelot 1925-1960 |
| Fărcaşfalău | Lupeni, Harghita County | 1921 |
| Felţa | Floreşti, Sibiu County | 1950 |
| Feneşul Săsesc | Floreşti, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Florica | Ştefăneşti, Argeş County | since 1949 |
| Frâua | Axente Sever, Sibiu County | 1950 |
| Gargalâcul-Mic | Corbu, Constanţa, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Gherengic (Gerencik) | Pecineaga, Constanţa County | unknown, I.G. Duca between 1933–1940 |
| Ghiurfalău | Gheorgheni, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Ghiuvenlia (Güvenli) | Chirnogeni, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Ghiriş | Câmpia Turzii, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Hairanchioi (Hayranköy) | Dumbrăveni, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Hasancea | Valu lui Traian, Constanţa County | since 1925 |
| Haşiduluc | Cumpăna, Constanţa County | since 1926 |
| Hărăstaş | Călăraşi, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Hermeziu | Lunca Prutului, County Iaşi | unknown-1996 |
| Hidiş | Podeni, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Hususău | Valea Lungă, Alba County | 1925 |
| Iad | Livezile, Bistriţa-Năsăud County | 1960 |
| Ibaşfalău | Dumbrăveni, Sibiu County | 1925 |
| Ienidja, Ienigea, Enigea | Deleni, Constanţa County | since 1940 |
| Ilanlâc | Vama Veche, Constanţa County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Inancişmea (İnançeşme) | Fântânele, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Indol | Deleni, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Jădani | Corneşti, Timiş County | 1960 |
| Kara Murat, Ferdinand I | Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanţa County | Kara Murat until the 1930s; Ferdinand I until 1948 |
| Luca | Gheorghe Doja, Mureş County | since 1952 [1] |
| Meţenţiu | Ady Endre, Satu Mare County | 1957 |
| Milişăuţi | Emil Bodnăraş, Suceava County | 1970 (?) - 1996 |
| Murfatlar | Basarabi, Constanţa County | Basarabi between 1924 and 1965 and between 1980 and 2007 |
| Mustafa Agi (Mustafa Aci) | Comana, Constanţa, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Musubei (Musubey) | Horia, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Niraşteu | Ungheni, Mureş County | 1921 |
| Ocna Şugatag | Ocna Maramureşului, Maramureş County | 1987-1990 |
| Oneşti | Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej, Bacău County | 1965-1996 |
| Osmanfacâ | Bărăganu, Constanţa County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Osmanu | Unirea, Brăila County | since the 1950s (?) |
| Parachioi | Băneasa, Constanţa County | since the 1930s (?) |
| Pazarlia | Târguşor, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Peletlia | Săcele, Constanţa County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Porceşti | Turnu Roşu, Sibiu County | 1960 |
| Potoc | Deleni, Mureş County | 1921 |
| Reghinul Săsesc | Reghin, Mureş County | 1925 |
| Satişchioi (Satişköy) | Crucea, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Sănmărtinul Sărat | Gligoreşti, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Sânmicloş | Nicoleni, comuna Şimoneşti, Harghita County | 1921 |
| Sânmihaiu | Mihăileni, comuna Şimoneşti, Harghita County | 1921 |
| Sânmihaiu de Jos + Sânmihaiu de Sus | Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Slujitorii Alboteşti | Zăvoaia, Brăila County | since the 1950s (?) |
| Somfalău | Corneşti, Mureş County | 1925 |
| Şard | Noroieni, Satu Mare County | 1921 |
| Şaroşul Unguresc | Delenii, Mureş County | 1960 |
| Ştei | Oraşul Dr. Petru Groza, Bihor County | 1958 - 1996 |
| Şiminfalău | Şimoneşti, Harghita County | 1921 |
| Şocariciu | Unirea, Ialomiţa County | unknown |
| Ştena | Dacia, Braşov County | 1950 |
| Taşaul | Piatra, Mihail Kogălniceanu commune, Constanţa County | since the 1950s |
| Taşpunor (Taşpınar) | Siliştea, Constanţa County | unknown |
| Tatlâgeac Mare, Domniţa Elena | 23 August, Constanţa County | ? |
| Tăul Boilor | Deleni, Mureş County | 1960 |
| Tâmpăhaza | Rădeşti, 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 Mureş, Alba County | Ocna Mureşului 1925-1956 |
| Unguri | Arini, Bacău County | since 1967 |
| Vaidasig | Gura Arieşului, Alba County | 1925 |
| Valea Boierească | Viişoara, Argeş County | since the 1950s [2] |
| Verpolea | Pădureni, Suceava County | 1968 [3] |
| Vinţu de Sus | Unirea, Alba County | 1925 |
| Vorumloc | Valea Viilor, Sibiu County | 1960 |
| Zaclău | I. C. Brătianu, Tulcea County | unknown since when |
