Slava Cercheză

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3


image_caption=Drawing of Uspenia Monastery in the early 20th century

map_caption = Location of Slava Cercheză

|official_name=Slava Cercheză
Черкезская Слава
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Tulcea County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Commune
settlement_type=Commune|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Ivan Ignat
leader_party=Lipovan Russian Community of Romania
area_total_km2=106.25
population_as_of=2002
population_total=2829
website=http://www.slava-cercheza.ro

Slava Cercheză ( _ru. Черкезская Слава) is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. Its name means the Cherkess (Circassian) Slava, in reference to the main group of the village before the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Besides the titular village, the commune also includes Slava Rusă ( _ru. Русская Слава, "Russian Slava").

Situated near the site of ancient "Libida", the commune is home to an important Russian-speaking Lipovan community (81% of the population) dating from the late 17th or early 18th century. The Uspenia monastery in the village of Slava Rusă is the seat of the Orthodox Old Rite Eparchy of Slava, founded in the 19th century, with authority over most of Dobruja. The Vovidenia convent is also found in the village.

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