Bârna ( hu, Barnafalva; uk, Брна) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
in
TimiÈ™ County
Timiș () is a county (''județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. Th ...
,
Romania
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. It is composed of seven villages: Bârna (commune seat), Botești, Botinești, Drinova, Jurești, Pogănești and Sărăzani.
Geography
Located in the Săraz Valley, surrounded by forests, with villages located some on hills, others along the water, Bârna is one of the communes in the east of
TimiÈ™ County
Timiș () is a county (''județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. Th ...
and borders
Fârdea
Fârdea ( hu, Ferde; german: Ferden) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Drăgșinești, Fârdea (commune seat), Gladna Montană, Gladna Română, Hăuzești, Mâtnicu Mic and Zolt. Geography
Fârdea is loca ...
to the east,
Lugoj
Lugoj (; hu, Lugos; german: Lugosch; sr, Лугош, Lugoš; bg, Лугож; tr, Logoş) is a city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș River divides the city into two halves, the so-called "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank and t ...
to the west,
Traian Vuia
Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia (; August 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested the first tractor monoplane. He was the first to demonstrate that a flying machine could rise into the ...
to the north and
Criciova and
Nădrag to the south.
Bârna is crossed by several streams, the most important being Săraz, Verdea, Finodia and Scăioasa.
History
The first recorded mention of Bârna dates from 1514, when it belonged to the family of
George of Brandenburg-Ansbach, heir of the Hunyadis. Most likely, Bârna was also owned by the
Hunyadi family
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, as well as the other villages in the district of Bujor, as it was called then. The village was part of
TimiÈ™ County
Timiș () is a county (''județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. Th ...
, sometimes of
Hunedoara County
Hunedoara County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as , in German as , and in Slovak ...
, and from the
Middle Ages
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it was permanently inhabited. In 1771 Bârna is mentioned as belonging to the district of
Făget
Făget (; hu, Facsád; german: Fatschet) is a town in Timiș County, Romania, with a population of about 7,500. The town administers ten villages: Bătești, Begheiu Mic, Bichigi, Brănești, Bunea Mare, Bunea Mică (depopulated), Colonia Mică, ...
, with 90 houses.
The population was predominantly Romanian. In the hearth of the village there was also the settlement of Peperig, also mentioned in 1514.
During 1970–1980, in Bârna and in the neighboring villages (Pogănești,
Știuca
Știuca (Romanian for "pike"; hu, Csukás; german: Ebendorf; uk, Щука or Штюка) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dragomirești, Oloșag, Știuca and Zgribești. Name
History
The first mentio ...
, etc.),
Ukrainians
Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Or ...
who came to work in forest exploitation and
wood processing
Wood processing is an engineering discipline in the wood industry comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Paper engineering is a subfield of wood processing.
The major wood ...
began to settle here.
Demographics
Bârna had a population of 1,640 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 4% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...
(69.39%), with a minority of
Ukrainians
Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Or ...
(27.32%). For 3.17% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.
By religion, most inhabitants are
Orthodox
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Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...
(83.05%), but there are also minorities of
Adventist
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s (8.05%),
Pentecostal
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement s (3.6%) and
Baptist
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s (1.59%). For 3.23% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.
References
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Communes in TimiÈ™ County
Localities in Romanian Banat
Ukrainian communities in Romania