NEW WAYS OF TOURISM

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COUNTY COUNCIL OF CONSTANTA
NEW WAYS OF TOURISM FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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WHO WE ARE !
Romania is situated in the southeastern part of
Central Europe Balkan Peninsula - and shares
borders with Hungary to the northwest, Yugoslavia
to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, the
Black Sea and Ukraine to the southeast and to the
north and the Republic of Moldova to the east and
is the second largest country in the area, after
Poland. Physical features Mountains 31 of
Romania's territory Hills and orchards 36
Plains 33 Areas covered by rivers and lakes
3.7 Total number of lakes 3,500 Lakes
greater than 250 acres 300 Highest mountain
peak Moldoveanu Mt. 8,349 ft.
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WHO WE ARE !
Romania's territory features splendid mountains,
beautiful rolling hills, fertile plains and
numerous rivers and lakes. The Carpathian
Mountains traverse the center of the country
bordered on both sides by foothills and finally
the great plains of the outer rim. Forests cover
over one quarter of the country and the fauna is
one of the richest in Europe including bears,
deer, lynx, chamois and wolves. The legendary
Danube River ends its eight-country journey
through eight European countries at the Black Sea
by forming one of the biggest and most
interesting wetlands in the world, the Danube
Delta. About 21,700,000 people live in
Romania.Ethnic breakdown is 89 Romanian 7.5
Hungarian, 1.9 Gypsy, German, Ukrainian,
Armenian, Croatian, Serbian and Turkish.
There are 263 towns in Romania out of which 25
have a population of more than 100,000 while 8
cities count more than 300,000 inhabitants. 45
of Romanians live in rural areas 2,868 communes
and 13,285 villages. The administrative divisions
are counties. There are 41 counties in Romania.
The capital city, Bucharest, has the status of a
county.
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WHO WE ARE !
PREZENTATION OF THE COUNTY The county of
Constanta lies in the sounth-eastern part of
Romania, being contiguous on the north to the
county of Tulcea, on the easst to the Black Sea,
on the south to Bulgaria and on the west to the
Danube , in the region called Dobrogea. The
county of Constanta has an area of 7071 square
kilometers and takes, in this respect, the eight
place among the counties of Romania.
Territorial-administartively, it embraces 3
municipia, 9 towns and 56 communes.
The county of Constanta has 713563 inhabitans,
taking, from this point of view, the fourth place
among the counties of the country. The density is
of 101 inhabitans per sq.km., i.e. above the
country average. The municipium of Constanta is
the capital of the county and is the second in
size, after Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
As a degree of urbanization, the county of
Constanta takes the third place in the country,
concentrating 73.5 from its population in those
12 towns.
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ECONOMY
The economy of county of Constanta embraces
several areas industry, agriculture, tourism.
The contribution made by the county of Constanta
to the industrial production of the country is of
10.3 crude oil extracted, 18.5 oil processed,
18.2 sulphuric acid, 192. cement, 2.3 chemical
fertilizer, 1.6 woolen woven materials, 10.3
vegeteble oil and 2 natural gas extracted
INDUSTRY
Within the mechnical engineering branch
shipyards Constanta, Mnagalia and Midia turnout
wrack carries, ore carriers and oil-tankers of
big tonnage up to 200000 tdw, ferry-bouts,
floating docks and ship repairs. These shipyards
rank amoung the most up to date in the world.
The chemical industry is represented, mainly by
PETROMIDIA, with its most up-to -date facilities
processing 3.5 mil. tons oil per annum
FERTILCHIM Navodari, producing sulphuric acid,
phosphatic fertilizers ENERGIA Constanta,
specialized in techonollogical equipment,
mechanical rubber goods, injected and extruded
goods from plastics. The oil extractive industry
makes itself felt in the economy of the county
through PETROMAR extracting yearly from the shelf
of the Black Sea above 700000 tons oil and 400
million mc gas. The electric and thermal energy
is turned out by the power stations Constanta,
Ovidiu, Navodari. In 1996 the first group of 700
MW of the Nuclear Power Plant Cernavoda was
commissioned and produce 900 mil. kwh/ year. The
county of Constanta boasts significant capacities
for processing wood and producing pulp and paper.
ROMCIM Medgidia, SOMACO and CELCO Constanta meet
the demand for cement and building material on
the domestic and foreign market.
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ECONOMY
The economy of county of Constanta embraces
several areas industry, agriculture, tourism.
The agriculture area of the county of Constanta
is of 565737 hectares from which 326751 hectares
are held by the private sector. Food grains
predominate. The county of Constanta boasts the
most complex irigation amounting to 431000
hectares.
AGRICULTURE
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ECONOMY
The economy of county of Constanta embraces
several areas industry, agriculture, tourism.
43 from the touristic potential of the country
is concentrated in the county of Constanta which
is one of th emost important touristic regions of
Romania. The location of the beach in
east-south-eastern part of the county, the sun
shining 10-11 hours a day in summer-time, the
thermic stability day after day, the rare
rainfalls, breezes, sea water, curative mud are
amoung the natural factors making the sojourn at
the Romanian seaside into a very efficient cure.
The littoral boasts a necklace of resorts
Navodari, Mamaia, Eforie Nord, Eforie Sud,
Techirghiol, Costinesti, Olimp, Neptun, Jupiter,
Venus, Saturn, Mangalia with their 278 hotels,
418 villas, 29 campings, 13 school camps in
operation.
TOURISM
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INVESTMENTS

• FOR A SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,
  INVESTMENTS WITH A MAJOR ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  IS MANDATORY .
• IN CONSTANTA COUNTY CASE , THE MAJOR INVESTMENTS
  WERE FOCUSED TO INFRASTRUCTURE
• URBAN STREETS REABILITATION 40 MIL.
• COUNTY ROADS REABILITION - 100 MIL.
• PUBLIC LIGHTING SYSTEM 18 MIL.
• WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM 20 MIL.
• TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE EXPO BASE 9 MIL.
• REABILITION OF SPA CENTER - 7 MIL.

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TOURISM

• REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CONSTANTA COUNTY IS
  STRONGLY RELATED TO THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ,
  BEING ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SOURCE FOR
  INCOMES AND JOBS .
• BEING A SUMMER TYPE , THE TOURISM ACTIVITY HAS
  MAJOR INFLUENCE IN RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND
  DEVELOPMENT ALSO .
• Type of tourism in Constanta County
• Summer Sojourn tourism all along the Black Sea
  Coast
• Balnea and SPA tourism
• Historical and Religiouse tourism all along the
  county
• Bussiness tourism

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TOURISM
Warm climate, miles of sand beaches, ancient
monuments, vineyards and modern resorts invite
travelers to seriously consider Romania's Black
Sea Coast as their summer vacation
destination.Beaches, stretching from Mangalia to
Mamaia, are dotted with fine resorts and hotels,
and countless sports and entertainment
facilities.Romania's main sea resorts are
centered on 45 miles of fine sand beaches and
include Mamaia, Eforie, Neptun, Jupiter, Venus,
Saturn and Mangalia.
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TOURISM
The Black Sea coast has long been known for cures
of arthritic, rheumatic, internal and nervous
disorders. Eforie Nord and Mangalia Spas
specialize in mud baths (the mud is taken from
the area's salty lake waters) as well as in world
famous "Gerovital" and "Aslavital" original
rejuvenation treatments. Located in a 30
sqkm-wide natural park and operating all year
round is the Ana Aslan HEALTH SPA
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TOURISM
INVESTMENTS IN TOURISM SUPPORTED BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT Resorts BeautificationRecent
additions have included 150 Palm Trees and the
installation of decorative sidewalk bricks
replacing asphalt.
Fountain Repair and Installation
Green Spaces And Irrigation system
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TOURISM
INVESTMENTS IN TOURISM SUPPORTED BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
TELEGONDOLA This project involves the
installation of a telegondola system running
parallel with the beach in Mamaia.   It is 2000
Meters in length and run from Perla Place in the
southern point of Mamaia north to Casino Place. 
Tourists are able to exit or enter the system at
either station and the ride last approximately
seven minutes, gliding 50 meters above the
beach.  Capacity of the system is 1500 people an
hour and each gondola has eight seats. Total
investment in this project is 3.5 million Euro,
from which 1.5 million Euro is supported by the
City Hall of Constanta. 
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TOURISM
INVESTMENTS IN TOURISM SUPPORTED BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
AQUA MAGIC WATER PARK The Aqua Magic Water Park
project was initiated by the City Hall and
Ministry of Tourism and is the first water park
in Romania.  Construction began in March 2003 and
was completed four short months later on July 1,
2003.   Aqua Magic is situated at the entrance of
Mamaia from the south and has a surface area of
27,200 SM.  It is open to all ages and has a
capacity of 2500 visitors. The park has nine
water attractions including two for children. 
The facilities include fast food stands, a
restaurant, a disco, and souvenir shops.
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TOURISM
CONSTANTA INTERNATIONAL FAIR
OBJECTIVE Contribute to growing regional economic
attractiveness, by multiplying the business
opportunities within the region
DESCRIPTION Land 6,000 square meters Constructions
4,511 square meters Available equipped space
7,623 square meters, including Exhibition hall
4,883 square meters Conference Centre 205 seats
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TOURISM
CONSTANTA INTERNATIONAL FAIR
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS

• NET PRESENT VALUE 13139121 EURO
• INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN 32,6
• BENEFIT/COST RATIO 1.605

Total estimated investment 8.075 Meuro
Of which Phare non reimbursable assistance 5.000
Meuro National Funds 1.667 Meuro Constanta
County Council 1.408 Meuro
PROJECT BENEFITS
Jobs directly created 175 Job indirectly created
300 Development benefits important, although not
quantifiable
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ENJOY OUR COUNTY !
COME AS A TOURIST , LEAVE AS A FRIEND !
SEVIL SUMANARIU DEPUTY REGIONAL DEPARTMENT
CHIEF sevil_at_cjc.ro GABRIELA BRAGARU TOURISM
DEPARTMENT CHIEF consjud_at_cjc.ro