Vețel
Vețel | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wooden church in Boia Bârzii | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Hunedoara County | |
  Vețel Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 22°49′E / 45.900°N 22.817°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Gheorghe Capșa (PNL) |
Area | 113.89 km2 (43.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,104 |
| • Density | 27.25/km2 (70.59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 337525 |
| Area code | +(40) 254 |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | primaria-vetel-hd |
Vețel (Hungarian: Vecel; German: Witzel) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Boia Bârzii (Bojabirz), Bretelin (Brettyelin), Căoi (Káun), Herepeia (Filimon Sîrbu between 1948 and 1964; Herepe), Leșnic (Lesnyek), Mintia (Marosnémeti; Bayersdorf), Muncelu Mare (Nagymuncsel), Muncelu Mic (Kismuncsel), Runcu Mic (Erdőhátrunk), and Vețel.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2,583 | — |
| 1977 | 4,090 | +58.3% |
| 2002 | 2,760 | −32.5% |
| 2011 | 2,872 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 3,104 | +8.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2002 census, the commune had 2,760 inhabitants, of which 91.6% were Romanians, 4.7% Hungarians, and 3.6% Roma; 87.8% were Romanian Orthodox, 4.4% Pentecostal, 3.1% Roman Catholic, 2.1% Baptist, and 1.7% Reformed. At the 2021 census, Vețel had a population of 3,104; of those, 86.47% were Romanians, 3.67% Roma, and 1.1% Hungarians.[2]
Mintia village is the site of the Mintia-Deva Power Station, as well as the 17th-century Reformed church of Mintia, which is on Romania's National Register of Historic Monuments.
Natives
[edit]- Filimon Sârbu (1916–1941), communist activist and anti-fascist militant
- Margit Wein (1861-1948), opera singer (soprano)
References
[edit]
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
Bretelin
Saint Nicholas church in Leșnic
Reformed church in Mintia
All Saints' wooden church in Muncelu Mare
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