Lunca Cernii de Jos - Misplaced Pages

(Redirected from Gura Bordului) Commune in Hunedoara, Romania

Lunca Cernii de Jos
Commune
Lunca Cernii de Jos
Location in Hunedoara County
Lunca Cernii de JosLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 45°38′N 22°37′E / 45.633°N 22.617°E / 45.633; 22.617
Country	Romania
County	Hunedoara
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Livițuc Lupulescu (PNL)
Area	152.05 km (58.71 sq mi)
Elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Highest elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	565 m (1,854 ft)
Population	758
• Density	5.0/km (13/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	337300
Area code	(+40) 02 54
Vehicle reg.	HD
Website	comunaluncacerniidejos.ro

Lunca Cernii de Jos (Hungarian: Alsónyiresfalva, German: Birkendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Ciumița (Csumicapuszta), Fântâna (Vádtelep), Gura Bordului, Lunca Cernii de Jos, Lunca Cernii de Sus (Felsőnyiresfalva), Meria (Kékesfalva), Negoiu (Nyegojlunka), and Valea Babii.

Geography

The commune is located in the southwestern part of the county. The nearest city is Hunedoara, 46 km (29 mi) distant; the county seta, Deva, is 70 km (43 mi) to the northeast. Lunca Cernii de Jos is situated among the foothills of the Poiana Ruscă Mountains. The average altitude is 850 m (2,790 ft), and the terrain is hilly. The commune borders two other counties, Caraș-Severin and Timiș.

Villages

Name	Population (2011)	Coordinates
Ciumița	0	45°39′49″N 22°34′44″E / 45.66361°N 22.57889°E / 45.66361; 22.57889
Fântâna	25	45°40′10″N 22°35′29″E / 45.66944°N 22.59139°E / 45.66944; 22.59139
Gura Bordului	58	45°38′12″N 22°31′56″E / 45.63667°N 22.53222°E / 45.63667; 22.53222
Lunca Cernii de Jos	157	45°37′59″N 22°37′0″E / 45.63306°N 22.61667°E / 45.63306; 22.61667
Lunca Cernii de Sus	229	45°38′21″N 22°35′3″E / 45.63917°N 22.58417°E / 45.63917; 22.58417
Meria	246	45°39′38″N 22°38′1″E / 45.66056°N 22.63361°E / 45.66056; 22.63361
Negoiu	171	45°36′39″N 22°33′48″E / 45.61083°N 22.56333°E / 45.61083; 22.56333
Valea Babii	19	45°37′27″N 22°34′25″E / 45.62417°N 22.57361°E / 45.62417; 22.57361

The name of the commune derives from lunca ("valley") of the Cerna River. Lunca Cernii de Jos and Lunca Cernii de Sus lie for 11 km (6.8 mi) along the river valley; the local peasantry works in animal husbandry and logging. Meria is located on a mountainside at over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude, separated from other villages by high peaks, deep valleys and dense forest. Negoiu is situated in the Negoiului and Sterminosului valleys.

Gura Bordului
Lunca Cernii de Sus
Peasant family in Meria (1911)

References

"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Description at the town hall site
(in Hungarian) Historical census data
(in Hungarian) Historical census data
(in Hungarian) Historical census data
(in Hungarian) Historical census data
(in Hungarian) Historical census data
(in Hungarian) Historical census data
(in Hungarian) Historical census data
(in Hungarian) Historical census data

v t e Hunedoara County, Romania
Cities	Deva (county seat) Brad Hunedoara Lupeni Orăștie Petroșani Vulcan
Towns	Aninoasa Călan Geoagiu Hațeg Petrila Simeria Uricani
Communes	Băcia Baia de Criș Băița Balșa Bănița Baru Bătrâna Beriu Blăjeni Boșorod Brănișca Bretea Română Buceș Bucureșci Bulzeștii de Sus Bunila Burjuc Cârjiți Cerbăl Certeju de Sus Crișcior Densuș Dobra General Berthelot Ghelari Gurasada Hărău Ilia Lăpugiu de Jos Lelese Lunca Cernii de Jos Luncoiu de Jos Mărtinești Orăștioara de Sus Pestișu Mic Pui Răchitova Rapoltu Mare Râu de Mori Ribița Romos Sălașu de Sus Sântămăria-Orlea Sarmizegetusa Șoimuș Teliucu Inferior Tomești Toplița Totești Turdaș Vălișoara Vața de Jos Vețel Vorța Zam

This Hunedoara County location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: