Lunca Cernii de Jos ( hu, Alsónyiresfalva, german: Birkendorf) is a

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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 ...

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. 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 Hunedoara (; german: Eisenmarkt; hu, Vajdahunyad ) is a municipiu, city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in southwestern Transylvania near the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, and administers five villages: Boș (''Bós''), Groș ...

, 46 km distant. It is situated among the foothills of the

Poiana Ruscă Mountains The Poiana Ruscă Mountains (part of the Western Carpathians) are a Carpathian mountain range in western Romania. The mountains are situated roughly south of the Mureș River, northeast of the Timiș River, and west of the Strei River. The Bega Ri ...

. The average altitude is 850 m, and the terrain is hilly. The commune borders two other counties, Caraș-Severin and Timiș.

Villages

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 along the river valley; the local peasantry works in animal husbandry and logging. Meria is located on a mountainside at over 1000 m altitude, separated from other villages by high peaks, deep valleys and dense forest. Negoiu is situated in the Negoiului and Sterminosului valleys.Description
at the town hall site File:RO HD Gura Bordului.JPG, Gura Bordului File:RO HD Lunca Cernii de Jos.JPG, Lunca Cernii de Jos File:RO HD Lunca Cernii de Sus.JPG, Lunca Cernii de Sus File:Family meria 1911.jpg, Peasant family in Meria (1911)

References

Communes in Hunedoara County Localities in Transylvania {{Hunedoara-geo-stub