Păltiniș, Caraș-Severin

Păltiniș
Пелтініш
Commune
Coat of arms of Păltiniș
Coat of arms
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Păltiniș is located in Romania
Păltiniș
Păltiniș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°26′N 22°9′E / 45.433°N 22.150°E / 45.433; 22.150
CountryRomania
CountyCaraș-Severin
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Ioan Popovici (PSD)
Area
99.97 km2 (38.60 sq mi)
Elevation
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
2,145
 • Density21.46/km2 (55.57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
327295
Area code+(40) 0255
Vehicle reg.CS
Websitewww.primariapaltiniscs.ro

Păltiniș (until 1960 Valea Boului) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 2,145 as of 2021. It is composed of five villages: Cornuțel, Delinești, Ohabița, Păltiniș, and Rugi. It is located in the historical region of Banat.

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

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

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 3,000—    
1910 3,321+10.7%
1930 2,878−13.3%
1977 3,460+20.2%
2002 2,683−22.5%
2011 2,408−10.2%
2021 2,145−10.9%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had 2,145 inhabitants; of those, 70.72% were Romanians and 22.38% Ukrainians.

Landmarks

The Town Hall is in Păltiniș village, which is about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) away from the town of Caransebeș and about 40 km (25 mi) away from Reșița. Păltiniș has also a medical centre, veterinary centre, and a school which has pupils from the 1st to the 8th grade. The Delinești mine is also located in the commune.

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Vasile Arvinte (1987). Noul atlas lingvistic al României: Moldova și Bucovina. Istorie Literară și Folclor (in Romanian). Academia Republicii Socialiste România, Universitatea "Al. I. Cuza" din Iași, Centrul de Lingvistică. p. 134. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.