The German Church in Malcoci
Tulcea County
About
Abandoned and left in disrepair, but still impressive, the German Church in Malcoci, located on a street corner, right next to the county road from Tulcea to Mahmudia, welcomes you, sad, as if asking for your help to be saved. You can't help but notice the steeply rising tower, and curiosity urges you to pull to the right, to see more closely the magnificent building in ruins, which tells you its sad story.
Malcoci was the first German village founded by the settlers who arrived in Dobrogea in 1843, when the region was under Ottoman rule. The Germans who settled in Dobrogea came from the south of Russia, where Catherine II invited them to emigrate, as early as 1763, to work the land in Russia. Since they did not enjoy the privileges promised by the tsarist leadership, the ethnic Germans emigrated again and reached southern Dobrogea, where they established colonies in numerous localities.
Malcoci was the first German village founded by the settlers who arrived in Dobrogea in 1843, when the region was under Ottoman rule. The Germans who settled in Dobrogea came from the south of Russia, where Catherine II invited them to emigrate, as early as 1763, to work the land in Russia. Since they did not enjoy the privileges promised by the tsarist leadership, the ethnic Germans emigrated again and reached southern Dobrogea, where they established colonies in numerous localities.