Bârna

Bârna (Hungarian: Barnafalva; Ukrainian: Брна) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bârna (commune seat), Botești, Botinești, Drinova, Jurești, Pogănești and Sărăzani.

Bârna
Брна
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Bârna is located in Romania
Bârna
Bârna
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45.72°N 22.055°E / 45.72; 22.055
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Dumitru Pecora[1] (PSD)
Area78.62 km2 (30.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
1,473
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307025–307032
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.primariabirna.ro

Geography

Located in the Săraz Valley, surrounded by forests, with villages located some on hills, others along the water, Bârna is one of the communes in the east of Timiș County and borders Fârdea to the east, Lugoj to the west, Traian Vuia to the north and Criciova and Nădrag to the south.

Bârna is crossed by several streams, the most important being Săraz, Verdea, Finodia and Scăioasa.[4]

History

The first recorded mention of Bârna dates from 1514,[5] when it belonged to the family of George of Brandenburg-Ansbach, heir of the Hunyadis. Most likely, Bârna was also owned by the Hunyadi family, as well as the other villages in the district of Bujor, as it was called then. The village was part of Timiș County, sometimes of Hunedoara County, and from the Middle Ages it was permanently inhabited. In 1771 Bârna is mentioned as belonging to the district of Făget, with 90 houses.[6] The population was predominantly Romanian. In the hearth of the village there was also the settlement of Peperig, also mentioned in 1514.

During 1970–1980, in Bârna and in the neighboring villages (Pogănești, Știuca, etc.), Ukrainians who came to work in forest exploitation and wood processing began to settle here.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2011)[7]

  Romanians (69.39%)
  Ukrainians (27.32%)
  Unknown (3.17%)
  Others (0.12%)

Religious composition (2011)[8]

  Orthodox (83.05%)
  Adventists (8.05%)
  Pentecostals (3.6%)
  Baptists (1.59%)
  Unknown (3.23%)
  Others (0.48%)

Bârna had a population of 1,640 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 4% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (69.39%), with a minority of Ukrainians (27.32%). For 3.17% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[7] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (83.05%), but there are also minorities of Adventists (8.05%), Pentecostals (3.6%) and Baptists (1.59%). For 3.23% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[8]

Census[9] Ethnic composition
YearPopulationRomaniansUkrainians
18802,3102,271
18902,4762,453
19002,8622,763
19102,9592,899
19202,6442,621
19302,6082,5681
19412,5212,485
19562,1882,172
19661,8821,871
19771,8031,601196
19921,6911,186504
2002[10]1,5731,036534
20111,6401,138448

References

  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. "Primăria Bârna". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  3. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  4. "Comuna Bârna". Portalul comunelor.
  5. Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  6. "Fișa Primăriei comunei Bârna pe anul 2013". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  7. "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  8. "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  9. Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-1992" (PDF).
  10. "Bârna / Barnafalva". Structura etno-demografică a României. Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate Etnoculturală.
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