Oituz
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| Oituz | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Oituz | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 26°37′E / 46.200°N 26.617°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Bacău County |
| Population (2002)[1] | 9,687 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Oituz (formerly Grozeşti; Hungarian: Gorzafalva or Ojtoz) is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călcâi (Zöldlonka), Ferestrău-Oituz (Fűrészfalva), Hârja (Herzsa), Marginea, Oituz and Poiana Sărată (Sósmező).
Oituz was the site of two battles during the First World War: the First and Second Battle of Oituz.
According to Iorgu Iordan, the commune's name is of Turkic origin; otuz or oltuz means "thirty" in Turkish.[2][3]
Demographics
At the 2002 census, 99.8% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians and 0.2% Hungarians. 49.2% were Romanian Orthodox, 48.9% Roman Catholic and 1.8% Seventh-day Adventist.
Coordinates: 46°12′N 26°37′E / 46.200°N 26.617°E
References
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
- ↑ Vasile Frățilă, Studii de toponimie și dialectologie, p.39. Editura Excelsior Art, 2002, ISBN 9735920603
- ↑ (Romanian) Diana Boc-Sînmărghițan, "Toponimia văilor Bistra şi Sebeş. Glosar (I)", p.16, in Analele Universității de Vest din Timișoara, Seria Științe Filologice, XLV, 2007
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