Tariverde village is located in northeastern Romania and has a population of 1,152. It has a multicultural history, being settled in the 19th century by German, Kashubian, Bulgarian, Turkish, and Romanian peoples. The architectural styles reflect these different ethnic origins. Notably, the Lutheran Germans built the iconic Saint Peter and Paul Church in the 1910s. Today, Tariverde continues to showcase interculturality through the coexistence of the Romanian, Aromanian, German, and Turkish cultures. It also looks to the future with the construction of a new 400 kV substation to support renewable energy from local wind farms.

1. TARIVERDE
TARIVERDE VILLAGE IN CONSTAN A ROMANIAȚ
MULTICULTURAL CONFLUENCE
Valentin Nicolae Samer, Anamaria Sîrbu,
Grupa 8113
&
Din Florentina Grupa 8112
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
Engineering and Management in Public Alimentation and Agro-Tourism
keywords: Tariverde, Village, Multicultural, Church, Dobruja
LOCATION :
Tariverde in Comuna Cogealac, (Constan a)/county with it's 1,152 habitants is a village located in Romania about 123 miț
(or 198 km) east of Bucharest, the country's capital town. Tariverde is situated in the north-eastern corner of Constanţa
County, in a region with moderate elevations that take the form of a mildly hilly terrain. The settlement is situated just
east of Cogealac, was labeled as an “urban-type commune”, concept that was rather indigenous to the USSR.
HISTORY:HISTORY:
Tariverdî means in turkish: all-powerful!Tariverdî means in turkish: all-powerful!
This settlement having an interesting history, marked by several dramatic shifts within their
demographics, along with a post-1990 era.
A highly particular note which marked the development of these village was the presence of
German settlers, and Kashubians –only in Tariverde, that settled here in the 19th century, leaving a
still-visible contribution to the place’s architectural landscape. Tariverde, named Dorotea in the past,
has its most iconic building (Saint Peter and Paul Church) erected by the Lutheran Germans that settled about
two centuries ago into the village.
The architectural styles vernacular to Tariverde, can be described by using a multitude of criteria, like etnichal origins:
German homes, Bulgarians, Turkish, Romanians, and later of Aromanians.
The story of the Tariverde Germans starts with 44 families that came and settled within the village, all of them came from
southern Bessarabia, most of which traced their family roots back to Wurttemberg, Prussia, Bavaria and Poland.
Almost all were of Swabian stock, with a few Kashubians among them. Kashubians are a
Slavic group native to the region around the city of Gdańsk in Poland.
THE CHURCH
The new church was erected during the 1910s, the money wasgathered from the crops that were raised on 32 hectares ofThe new church was erected during the 1910s, the money wasgathered from the crops that were raised on 32 hectares of
land that the commune gave to those that wanted to work voluntarily in order to raise money for the new parish buildingland that the commune gave to those that wanted to work voluntarily in order to raise money for the new parish building
(Stinghe 2007).(Stinghe 2007).
The church became well known for having the first and the biggest pipe organ from Dobruja, one of the few to beThe church became well known for having the first and the biggest pipe organ from Dobruja, one of the few to be
more exact.more exact.¹.
THE FUTURE
Transelectrica has officially inaugurated the 400 kV substation Tariverde from Constanta County!
Constanta, May 17th, 2011: Companies Transelectrica and ALSTOM – EMON ELECTRIC have inaugurated the 400
kV substation Tariverde in Constanta County. The project has been carried out in 2 years. The total cost of the 400 kV
substation Tariverde, Constanta County was of 26,500 million Euros, with financing from the project investor, CEZ,
but also from the revenues of the connection fee. The project has been achieved at the highest technical and
constructive standards by the ALSTOM – EMON ELECTRIC Consortium, representing the first important substation
of the transmission grid to discharge the renewable electricity from wind farms. The Tariverde substation will provide
connection of over 2,000 MW installed capacity to the Romanian Power System" 3.
Conclusion:Conclusion:
One of the best examples of interculturality is having four different cultures cohabitating – the Romanian, the Aromanian,
the German and the Turkish one here in Tariverde. As a result, interculturality might be defined as a set of processes
through which relations between different cultures are constructed. The aim is to enable groups and individuals who
belong to such cultures within a single society or geopolitical entity to forge links based on equity and mutual respect.
Interculturality must not be seen as something general but rather as a phenomenon of many facets
that together form a unit, although the facets may be considered separately from certain angles and in certain lights.
In exploring linguistic diversity or seeking to understand
the importance of the media, the relevant facet of interculturality is centred on communication issues. ².
Acknowledgements: Coordinating teacher: Mihai Frumu eluș
Bibliography:
¹. http://www.blackseagr.org/pdfs/konrad/History-Tariverde-Dobrudscha.pdf
². http://journals.euser.org/files/articles/ejser_sep_dec_14/EdithK.pdf
3. http://www.transelectrica.ro/en/-/transelectrica-a-inaugurat-oficial-statia-400-kv-tariverde-situata-in-judetul-
constanta;jsessionid=0947FFCE42D45F63BD1C907FF1795A58?
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4. http://www.radioconstanta.ro/2015/10/06/audiofoto-inedit-la-tariverde/ foto