1 Decembrie is a commune in the south of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, 1 Decembrie. It also included the village of Copăceni until 2005, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
Name
Originally named Copăcenii de Sus, in the 1930s the village changed its name to Regele Ferdinand, in memory of King Ferdinand of Romania. After the Communist takeover in the aftermath of World War II, the name was changed to 30 Decembrie (December 30), to commemorate the day when the country became a republic in 1947. In 1996, following the Romanian Revolution, the name was changed to 1 Decembrie (December 1), which marks Union Day, the day when the Kingdom of Romania was united with Transylvania in 1918.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 8,206, of which 78.15% are Romanians and 4.26% are Roma.1
Natives
- Angela Similea (born 1946), female pop star
Sports
Sportul 30 Decembrie was a football club based in the commune. Founded in 1950, the club was financially supported by the local farm; its team was the first from Ilfov County to play in Liga II. The club was dissolved in 1992.
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References
"Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023. https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls ↩