Păltiniș, Caraș-Severin

Păltiniș (until 1960 Valea Boului) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 2353 people. It is composed of five villages: Cornuțel, Delinești, Ohabița, Păltiniș and Rugi. It is located in the historical region of Banat.

Păltiniș
Пелтініш
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Păltiniș is located in Romania
Păltiniș
Păltiniș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°26′N 22°9′E
CountryRomania
CountyCaraș-Severin
Population
 (2011-10-31)[1]
2,408
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CS

The earliest surviving mention of Păltiniș is in a document of 1585.[2] The Roman fort of Caput Bubali is located in present-day Delinești village.

In Romanian In Hungarian In Ukrainian
Cornuțel Корнуцел
Delinești Delényes Делінешть
Ohabița Kisszabadi Охебіца
Păltiniș Ökörpatak Пелтініш
Rugi Ruzs Руджі

Landmarks

The Town Hall is in Păltiniș village, which is about 4.5 km away from the town of Caransebeș and about 40 km away from Reșița. Păltiniș has also a medical centre, veterinary centre, a school which has pupils from the 1st to the 8th grade. The Delinești mine is also located in the commune.

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. Vasile Arvinte; Academia Republicii Socialiste România; Universitatea "Al. I. Cuza" din Iaşi. Centrul de Lingvistică; Istorie Literară şi Folclor (1987). Noul atlas lingvistic al româniei: Moldova şi Bucovina. Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România. p. 134. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
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