Mangalia is a city and a port on the Romanian coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanţa County.

History

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A Greek colony named Callatis was founded in the 4th century BC during the rule of the Macedonian king Amyntas III. Since the 9th century it was known by the Turks as Pangalia, by the Romanians as Tomisovara and by the Greeks as Panglicara and it was one of the most important ports on the west coast of the Black Sea.

Geographical positioning and climate

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Mangalia is posistioned at 43°49’ latitude and 28°35’ longitude, with an approximate elevation of 10 meters, 44 km S of the municipality of Constanţa, S of the parallel of 44 N, on the same latitude as the French resort of Nice. Mangalia also is the southernmost resort on the Romanian coast of the Black Sea.

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