Domașnea () is a commune in

Caraș-Severin County Caraș-Severin () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia. The majority of its territory lies within the historical region of Banat, with a few northeastern villages considered part of Transylvania. The county seat is Reșița ...

, western

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with a population of 1,053 people as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, Cănicea (''Szörénykanizsa'') and Domașnea.

Geography

The commune is situated at altitude in the south-west part of Romania, in the east-central part of Caraș-Severin County. Its total area is , having as neighbors

Teregova Teregova () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Western Romania with a population of 3,446 as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, Rusca (''Ruszka'') and Teregova. It is situated in the historical region of Banat. The commune is located ...

to the north, Rusca to the northwest,

Cornereva Cornereva () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 3,403 inhabitants. It is composed of forty villages: Arsuri, Bogâltin (''Bogoltény''), Bojia, Borugi, Camena (''Kamenavölgy''), Cireșel, Costiș, Cozia, ...

to the east,

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to the south, Mehadica to the southwest and Luncavița to the west. The distance between Domașnea and the county administrative center,

Reșița Reșița (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had a population of 58,393 in 2021. It administers six villages: Câlnic (''Kölnök''), Cuptoare (''Kupt ...

, is . The other important cities are

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at and

Băile Herculane Băile Herculane (; ; ; , ) is a spa town in Romanian Banat, in Caraș-Severin County, situated in the valley of the Cerna River, between the Mehedinți Mountains to the east and the Cerna Mountains to the west, elevation . Its current populatio ...

at . Domașnea is crossed south to north by

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DN6 (part of

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). The train station serves the CFR Line 900, which connects the capital of the country,

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, to the western city of

Timișoara Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...

Name

The name ''Domașnea'' comes from the Latin word "domus", plus the Latin suffix n)ia meaning "the place with big houses". The Slavonian "domas" is a corrupt form of the same Latin word, and has the same meaning (house, domestic).

History

After the great migrations period, according to a document published by the Hungarian historian Frigzes, Domașnea was mentioned for the first time in 1436. However, some new evidence, especially those made by Dr. Dimitrie Roman, bring up to light a document which indicates the fact that a group of houses were certainly located on the border of the village from 159 BC. This document it is a military Certificate issued on the name of a Celtic soldier named Ivornecus by the Roman emperor

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, on 27 September 159 AD. This is a bronze tablet so named "Tabula Honestae Missions", and it is now stored at the Antiquity Museum in

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under the name D.XVII. In 1962 Domașnea was

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, being the only one of this area which was forced to adopt this system. The commune saw an outbreak of the anti-communist movement from the

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region.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,053, a decrease of almost 25% from the 2011 census, when there were 1,402 inhabitants in Domașnea.

Natives

* (1927–1996), mathematician

Twin towns

Domașnea is twinned with: *

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, Italy

References

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