Following the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria was forced to cede it to Romania along with all of Southern Dobruja. It was initially renamed to Sfântul Dumitru ("Saint Demetrius") in 1918 from Casim and then, in 1934, to Ion Gheorghe Duca in honour of the politician and Prime Minister of Romania assassinated by the Iron Guard the previous year.
Following the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria had to yield it to Romania along with all of Southern Dobruja. It was initially called Sfântul Dumitru ("Saint Demetrius") in 1918 from Casim and then renamed Ion Gheorghe Duca in 1934 as a tribute to the Romanian politician who was assassinated by the Iron Guard the previous year.