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).
Oituz | |
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 Church in Poiana Sărată | |
 Location in Bacău County | |
  Oituz Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 26°37′E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Bacău |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudiu Petrișor (PNL) |
| Area | 202.23 km2 (78.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 8,152 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | BC |
| Website | primariaoituz |
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 Turkish.[2][3]
Poiana Sărată village is part of Transylvania;[4] in Austria-Hungary, it belonged to Háromszék County, and after a reorganiztaion 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
- Eugen Cristescu (1895–1950)
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- Vasile Frățilă, Studii de toponimie și dialectologie, p.39. Editura Excelsior Art, 2002, ISBN 9735920603
- (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
- Memoriile Secțiilor Științifice, Romanian Academy, series IV, vol. XXVII, p.171.
