Bilbor (, Hungarian pronunciation :) is a commune in

Harghita County Harghita County (, and , ) is a county () in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc. Demographics 2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population density of ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

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

. It is composed of two villages, Bilbor and Răchitiș (''Rakottyás'').

Name

Its name is of

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origin, meaning ''white pine'', derived from '' *bělъ'', white and '' *borъ'', pine.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute ethnic

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majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 2,859; of those, 99.44% were Romanians and 0.55%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

. According to religion, the population was divided as follows: 2,845

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. At the 2021 census, Bilbor had a population of 2,328, of which 92.74% were Romanians.

Natives

* Horațiu Giurgiu (1938–2024), basketball player * Romul Nuțiu (1932–2012), abstract artist *

Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu (February 1, 1876 – October 22, 1942) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian magazine publisher, non-fiction writer, and politician. Biography Background and early life Born in Bélbor, Maros-Torda ...

(1876–1942), magazine publisher, non-fiction writer, and politician

References

External links

Commune website
{{Authority control Communes in Harghita County Localities in Transylvania Place names of Slavic origin in Romania