Socol ( ro, Socol, sr, Сокол/Sokol, or Соколовац/Sokolovac, hu, Nérasolymos) is a
commune in
Caraș-Severin County,
Romania (in the ''
Clisura Dunării
Defileul Dunării, also locally known as Clisura Dunării ( sr, Банатска Клисура / ) is a geographical region in Romania. It is located in southern Banat, along the northern bank of the river Danube. Clisura Dunării is situated betw ...
'' area of
Banat). In 2011, the population of the commune numbered 1,873 people and its population was ethnically mixed. It is composed of five villages: Baziaș, Câmpia, Pârneaura, Socol and Zlatița.
''Sokol'' means "falcon" in Serbian. The commune is officially bilingual, with both
Romanian and
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice.
Demographics and name
In 2011, population included:
* 52.9%
Serbs
* 36.8%
Romanians
* 5.6%
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
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* 3.7%
Czechs
* 0.6%
Hungarians
Baziaș
Baziaș is a village of Socol commune, notable as the place where the Danube enters Romania, and where, in 1854, the first railway line was opened on the territory of present-day Romania—the line ran from Baziaș to
Oravița, at a time when the area was under
Austrian administration. The village has a significant Serbian heritage, being the site of
Baziaș Monastery
Socol ( ro, Socol, sr, Сокол/Sokol, or Соколовац/Sokolovac, hu, Nérasolymos) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania (in the '' Clisura Dunării'' area of Banat). In 2011, the population of the commune numbered 1,873 peopl ...
, said to have been founded in 1225 by
Saint Sava while on a brief refuge there, and rebuilt several times.
Baziaș
at Enciclopedia Banatului The local forest includes several protected plant species.
Natives
* Miodrag Belodedici (born 1964), a former world-class soccer player
* Petru Dumitriu (1924–2002), novelist
See also
* Serbs in Romania
References
{{Caraș-Severin County
Communes in Caraș-Severin County
Localities in Romanian Banat
Serb communities in Romania
Czech communities in Romania
Place names of Slavic origin in Romania