Buceș (Hungarian: Bucsesd) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Buceș, Buceș-Vulcan, Dupăpiatră (Dupapiátra), Grohoțele, Mihăileni (Miheleny), Stănija (Sztanizsa), and Tarnița.
Buceș | |
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 Rural landscape from Stănija | |
 Location in Hunedoara County | |
  Buceș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′N 22°56′E / 46.183°N 22.933°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Traian Achim-Mărcuș (PNL) |
Area | 122.63 km2 (47.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,595 |
| • Density | 13.01/km2 (33.69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 337135 |
| Area code | (+40) 0254 |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3,939 | — |
| 1910 | 4,838 | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 2,381 | −50.8% |
| 2011 | 1,961 | −17.6% |
| 2021 | 1,595 | −18.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,595; of those, 88.6% were Romanians and 5.4% Roma.[2]
Gallery
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Wooden church in Stănija
Interior of the wooden church from Stănija
Buceș in the Josephinische Landesaufnahme cadastral maps, 1769-72
Vulcan Mountain seen from Buceș
Road sign near Stănija and Dupăpiatră
Orthodox church in Mihăileni
Mihăileni Dam
Orthodox church in Buceș-Vulcan
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References
edit- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buceș commune, Hunedoara.
- Buceş Town Hall Website (in Romanian)
- History of Buceş (in Romanian)
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