Păltiniș, Caraș-Severin

Păltiniș
Пелтініш
Commune

Location in Caraș-Severin County
Păltiniș

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 45°26′N 22°9′E / 45.433°N 22.150°E / 45.433; 22.150Coordinates: 45°26′N 22°9′E / 45.433°N 22.150°E / 45.433; 22.150
Country  Romania
County Caraș-Severin County
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,353
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Păltiniș is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 2353 people. It is composed of five villages: Cornuțel, Delinești, Ohabița, Păltiniș and Rugi.

The earliest surviving mention of Păltiniș is in a document of 1585.[2] The Roman fort of Caput Bubali is located in present-day Delinești village.

In Romanian In Hungarian In Ukrainian
Cornuţel Корнуцел
Delinești Delényes Делінешть
Ohabița Kisszabadi Охебіца
Păltiniș Ökörpatak Пелтініш
Rugi Ruzs Руджі

Landmarks

The Town Hall is in Păltiniș village, which is about 4.5 km away from the town of Caransebeș and about 40 km away from Reșița. Păltiniș has also a medical centre, veterinary centre, a school which has pupils from the 1st to the 8th grade. The Delinești mine is also located in the commune.

References

  1. (Romanian) "Păltiniș", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on August 22, 2009
  2. Vasile Arvinte; Academia Republicii Socialiste România; Universitatea "Al. I. Cuza" din Iaşi. Centrul de Lingvistică; Istorie Literară şi Folclor (1987). Noul atlas lingvistic al româniei: Moldova şi Bucovina. Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România. p. 134. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
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