Dobra, Hunedoara

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Dobra
Commune
Wooden church in Stânceşti village
Dobra
Coordinates: 45°54′30″N 22°37′20″E / 45.90833°N 22.62222°E / 45.90833; 22.62222
Country  Romania
County Hunedoara County
Population (2011)[1] 3,273
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Dobra (Hungarian: Dobra or Hunyaddobra) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania, close to the city of Deva. It is composed of thirteen villages: Abucea (Abucsa), Bujoru (Sztregonya), Dobra, Făgeţel (Fazacsel), Lăpuşnic (Lapusnyak), Mihăileşti (Mihalesd), Panc (Pánk), Panc-Sălişte (Pánkszelistye), Răduleşti (Radulesd), Roşcani (Roskány), Stânceşti (Sztancsesd), Stânceşti-Ohaba (Sztancsesdohába) and Stretea (Sztrettye).

At the 2011 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were Romanians, 1.3% Roma and 0.7% Hungarians.

Stânceşti village was part of the defunct Stânceşti-Ohaba Commune until 1956, when it became independent. It then joined Lăpuşnic in 1966 and Dobra in 1968. Its population was 172 in 1966, falling to 124 by 1992. During censuses taken in the period, over 98% of inhabitants declared themselves as Romanians.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on July 7, 2012
  2. ↑ (Hungarian) "Etnikai statisztikák", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank; retrieved July 7, 2012
  3. ↑ (Hungarian) "Helységnévtár", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank; retrieved July 7, 2012
Hunedoara County, Romania
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Coordinates: 45°54′30″N 22°37′20″E / 45.90833°N 22.62222°E / 45.90833; 22.62222

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