Densuș ( hu, Demsus, german: Demsdorf) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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in
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 ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
,
Romania
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and the site of
Densuș Church
The Densuș Church (also known as St Nicholas' Church) in the village of Densuș, Hunedoara County is the oldest stone church in Romania.
It was built in its present form in the 13th century on the site of a 2nd-century Roman temple, with som ...
. It is composed of seven villages: Criva, Densuș, Hățăgel (''Hacazsel''), Peșteana (''Nagypestény''), Peștenița (''Kispestény''), Poieni (''Pojény'') and Ștei (''Stejvaspatak'').
Densuș was the property of the Romanian noble family Demsușan Mugina, later magyarised under the name of Demsusi Muzsina. One of the descendants of this family, Elisabeta de Margina, married
John Hunyadi
John Hunyadi (, , , ; 1406 – 11 August 1456) was a leading Hungarian military and political figure in Central and Southeastern Europe during the 15th century. According to most contemporary sources, he was the member of a noble family of ...
.
Natives
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Aron Densușianu
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Nicolae Densușianu
Nicolae Densușianu (; 18 April 1846 – 24 March 1911) was a Transylvanian, later Romanian ethnologist and collector of Romanian folklore. He was a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, with a specialty in history. His main work, for ...
See also
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Castra of Densuș
References
Communes in Hunedoara County
Localities in Transylvania
Țara Hațegului
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