Danube river
Information about the great biodiversity of the Danube Delta showing many species
Delta's climate
Delta's relief
About the Administration of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Humans in the Danube Delta
A few routes in the Danube Delta
How you can contact us and who we are



Tulcea harbour,main gateway to the Delta THE GATEWAY TO THE DELTA
is Tulcea situated on 7 hillocks of the Tulcea Hills, a dwelling constantly inhabited, beginning with the Gumelnita culture period (2900-2200BC), continuing with the Greek settlement Aegyssus (8th century BC), with the Roman port town in the 1st- 2nd centuries AC, with the town called Tulcea from Mircea's the Old time. Under the Ottoman rule the town declines, a sudden change for the better being recorded at the same time with the inauguration of the Sulina canal. After World War 2, the town extends and it is revamped. At present, it has an area of 115km2 and a population of 97,303 inhabitants (in 1995). Tulcea is an industrial, port town for both passenger ships and for industrial product transportation, especially raw materials, and for ocean fishing ships. You can find here the headquarters of the Eco-Museum Research Institute, with 4 sections: natural sciences, history, ethnography and plastic arts, and the headquarters of 11 tourist agencies, which you can contact for settling trips to the delta.


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