Oituz

Oituz (formerly Grozești; Hungarian: Gorzafalva) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călcâi (Zöldlonka), Ferestrău-Oituz (Fűrészfalva), Hârja (Herzsa), Marginea, Oituz and Poiana Sărată (Sósmező).

For other uses, see Oituz (disambiguation).
Oituz
Commune
Catholic church in Oituz
Catholic church in Oituz
Location in Bacău County
Location in Bacău County
Oituz is located in Romania
Oituz
Oituz
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°12′N 26°37′E
CountryRomania
CountyBacău
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Claudiu Petrișor[1] (PNL)
Area
202.23 km2 (78.08 sq mi)
Elevation
279 m (915 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
8,701
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BC
Websiteprimariaoituz.ro

Oituz was the site of three battles during the First World War: the First, Second, and the Third Battle of Oituz.

According to Iorgu Iordan, the commune's name is of Turkic origin; otuz or oltuz means "thirty" in some Turkic languages.[3][4][5]

Poiana Sărată village is part of Transylvania;[6] in Austria-Hungary, it belonged to Háromszék County, and after a reorganization to Trei Scaune County in Romania 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.

Natives

References
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. Iorgu Iordan; Toponimia romînească, Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, București, 1963, p. 280
  4. Vasile Frățilă, Studii de toponimie și dialectologie, p.39. Editura Excelsior Art, 2002, ISBN 9735920603
  5. (in Romanian) Diana Boc-Sînmărghițan, "Toponimia văilor Bistra și Sebeș. Glosar (I)" Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, p.16, in Analele Universității de Vest din Timișoara, Seria Științe Filologice, XLV, 2007
  6. Memoriile Secțiilor Științifice, Romanian Academy, series IV, vol. XXVII, p.171.
Orthodox church in Poiana Sărată
Inauguration of the Oituz World War I memorial, 19 September 1931


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