Lupac ( Romanian: ''Lupac''; Croatian: ''Lupak''; hu, Kiskrassó) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Caraș-Severin County Caraș-Severin () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia. The majority of its territory lies within the historical region of Banat, with a few northeastern villages considered part of Transylvania. The county seat is Reșița ...

Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

. In 2002, its population numbered 3,023 people and was mostly made up of

Krashovani The Krashovani ( ro, Carașoveni, hr, Krašovani) are a Croat community inhabiting Carașova and Lupac in the Caraș-Severin County within Romanian Banat. They are Catholic by faith and speak the Torlakian dialect. Glottolog lists "Karashevsk ...

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

. It is composed of four villages: Clocotici (''Klokotič''; ''Krassócsörgő''), Lupac, Rafnic (''Ravnik''; ''Kengyeltó'') and Vodnic (''Vodnik''; ''Vizes'').

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):EDRC.ro
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Croat The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

(

) (93.38%) * Romanians (5.32%) * Others.

Languages

The commune is officially bilingual, with both Romanian and Croatian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice (''see

Croats of Romania The Krashovani ( ro, Carașoveni, hr, Krašovani) are a Croat community inhabiting Carașova and Lupac in the Caraș-Severin County within Romanian Banat. They are Catholic by faith and speak the Torlakian dialect. Glottolog lists "Karashevsk ...

'').

Religion

Most of the inhabitants of the commune (95.33%) are

Roman Catholics The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

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Census data
Communes in Caraș-Severin County Localities in Romanian Banat {{CaraşSeverin-geo-stub