Oituz
Oituz | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Bacău County |
| Population (2002)[1] | 9,687 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Oituz (formerly Grozeşti; Template:Lang-hu or Ojtoz) is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călcâi (Zöldlonka), Ferestrău-Oituz (Fűrészfalva), Hârja (Herzsa), Marginea, Oituz and Poiana Sărată (Sósmező).
Oituz was the site of two battles during the First World War: the First and Second Battle of Oituz.
According to Iorgu Iordan, the commune's name is of Turkic origin; otuz or oltuz means "thirty" in Turkish.[2][3]
Poiana Sărată village is part of Transylvania;[4] in Austria-Hungary, it belonged to Háromszék County, and was then in Trei Scaune County until 1950.
Demographics
At the 2002 census, 99.8% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians and 0.2% Hungarians. 49.2% were Romanian Orthodox, 48.9% Roman Catholic and 1.8% Seventh-day Adventist.
46°12′N 26°37′E / 46.200°N 26.617°E
References
- ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
- ^ Vasile Frățilă, Studii de toponimie și dialectologie, p.39. Editura Excelsior Art, 2002, ISBN 9735920603
- ^ Template:Ro icon Diana Boc-Sînmărghițan, "Toponimia văilor Bistra şi Sebeş. Glosar (I)", p.16, in Analele Universității de Vest din Timișoara, Seria Științe Filologice, XLV, 2007
- ^ Memoriile Secțiilor Științifice, Romanian Academy, series IV, vol. XXVII, p.171.
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