General Berthelot
General Berthelot (Fărcădinul de Jos until 1923, Berthelot between 1923 and 1964, Unirea between 1965 and 2001; Hungarian: Alsófarkadin; German: Unterwolfsdorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Crăguiș (Kraguis), Fărcădin (Felsőfarkadin), General Berthelot, Livezi (Gauricsa) and Tuștea (Tustya).
General Berthelot | |
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 The General Berthelot Villa | |
 Location in Hunedoara County | |
  General Berthelot Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 22°53′E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Population (2011)[1] | 896 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
In 1923 and again in 2001, the commune was named after Henri Mathias Berthelot - who was rewarded by King Ferdinand for his role during World War I with properties in the village confiscated from the Nopcsa family.
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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