page_title: Ovidiu
hierarchical_section_title: Ovidiu
caption_attribution_description: English: Countour map of Ovidiu town
context_page_description: Ovidiu is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanța retire there.
  In 1930, the town was renamed Ovidiu after the Roman poet Ovid. He was supposedly buried on a nearby small island in the Siutghiol Lake.
context_section_description: Ovidiu ([oˈvidju], historical name: Canara, Turkish: Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanța retire there.
  In 1930, the town was renamed Ovidiu after the Roman poet Ovid (Latin: Ovidius). He was supposedly buried on a nearby small island (also called Ovidiu) in the Siutghiol Lake.
caption: Location in Constanța County
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