Bârna ( hu, Barnafalva; uk, Брна) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Timiș County Timiș () is a county ('' județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. T ...

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. It is composed of seven villages: Bârna (commune seat), Botești, Botinești, Drinova, Jurești, Pogănești and Sărăzani.

Geography

Located in the Săraz Valley, surrounded by forests, with villages located some on hills, others along the water, Bârna is one of the communes in the east of

and borders

Fârdea Fârdea ( hu, Ferde; german: Ferden) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Drăgșinești, Fârdea (commune seat), Gladna Montană, Gladna Română, Hăuzești, Mâtnicu Mic and Zolt. Geography Fârdea is locat ...

to the east,

Lugoj Lugoj (; hu, Lugos; german: Lugosch; sr, Лугош, Lugoš; bg, Лугож; tr, Logoş) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș River divides the city into two halves, the so-called "Romanian Lugoj" ...

to the west,

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to the north and

Criciova Criciova ( hu, Kricsó; uk, Крічова) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cireșu ( hu, Cserestemes; uk, Чирешу), Cireșu Mic ( hu, Kiscseres), Criciova and Jdioara ( hu, Zsidóvár; sr, Жидо� ...

and

Nădrag Nădrag ( hu, Nadrág; german: Steinacker) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Crivina and Nădrag (commune seat). Geography Nădrag is located in the northeastern part of Timiș County, at the foot of the 1,3 ...

to the south. Bârna is crossed by several streams, the most important being Săraz, Verdea, Finodia and Scăioasa.

History

The first recorded mention of Bârna dates from 1514, when it belonged to the family of

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, heir of the Hunyadis. Most likely, Bârna was also owned by the

Hunyadi family The Hunyadi family was one of the most powerful Hungarian nobility, noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary during the 15th century. A member of the family, Matthias Corvinus, was King of Hungary from 1458 until 1490, King of Bohemia (ruli ...

, as well as the other villages in the district of Bujor, as it was called then. The village was part of

, sometimes of

Hunedoara County Hunedoara County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian, it is known as , in German as , and in Slovak as ...

, and from the

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it was permanently inhabited. In 1771 Bârna is mentioned as belonging to the district of

Făget Făget (; hu, Facsád; german: Fatschet) is a town in Timiș County, Romania, with a population of about 7,500. The town administers ten villages: Bătești, Begheiu Mic, Bichigi, Brănești, Bunea Mare, Bunea Mică (depopulated), Colonia Mică, ...

, with 90 houses. The population was predominantly Romanian. In the hearth of the village there was also the settlement of Peperig, also mentioned in 1514. During 1970–1980, in Bârna and in the neighboring villages (Pogănești,

Știuca Știuca (Romanian for " pike"; hu, Csukás; german: Ebendorf; uk, Щука or Штюка) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dragomirești, Oloșag, Știuca and Zgribești. Name History The first menti ...

, etc.),

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who came to work in forest exploitation and

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began to settle here.

Demographics

Bârna had a population of 1,640 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 4% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...

(69.39%), with a minority of

(27.32%). For 3.17% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are

Orthodox Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to: Religion * Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...

(83.05%), but there are also minorities of

Adventist Adventism is a branch of Protestant Christianity that believes in the imminent Second Coming (or the "Second Advent") of Jesus Christ. It originated in the 1830s in the United States during the Second Great Awakening when Baptist preacher Wil ...

s (8.05%),

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

s (3.6%) and

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

s (1.59%). For 3.23% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.

References

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