Dobra (Hungarian: Dobra or Hunyaddobra) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, close to the city of Deva. It is composed of thirteen villages: Abucea (Abucsa), Bujoru (Sztregonya), Dobra, Făgețel (Fazacsel), Lăpușnic (Lapusnyak), Mihăilești (Mihalesd), Panc (Pánk), Panc-Săliște (Pánkszelistye), Rădulești (Radulesd), Roșcani (Roskány), Stâncești (Sztancsesd), Stâncești-Ohaba (Sztancsesdohába), and Stretea (Sztrettye).
Dobra | |
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 Wooden church in Stâncești village | |
 Location in Hunedoara County | |
  Dobra Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′30″N 22°37′20″E / 45.90833°N 22.62222°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ovidiu Iosif Pădurean (PSD) |
Area | 138.16 km2 (53.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,203 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC 2/ 3) |
| Postal code | 337215 |
| Area code | (40) 254 |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | dobrahd |
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 3,345; of those, 97.8% were Romanians, 1.3% Roma, and 0.7% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, there were 3,203 inhabitants, of which 93.04% were Romanians.[2]
Stâncești village was part of the defunct Stâncești-Ohaba Commune until 1956, when it became independent. It then joined Lăpușnic in 1966 and Dobra in 1968. Its population was 172 in 1966, falling to 124 by 1992. During censuses taken in the period, over 98% of inhabitants declared themselves as Romanians.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ (in Hungarian) "Etnikai statisztikák", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank; retrieved July 7, 2012
- ^ (in Hungarian) "Helységnévtár", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank; retrieved July 7, 2012
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