Moldova Nouă
Moldova Nouă | |
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 Location in Caraș-Severin County | |
  Moldova Nouă Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:44°43′4″N21°39′50″E/ 44.71778°N 21.66389°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Caraș-Severin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Ion Chisăliță[1](PNL) |
| Area | 145.84 km2(56.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 9,278 |
| • Density | 64/km2(160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST(UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 325500 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 55 |
| Vehicle reg. | CS |
| Website | www |
Moldova Nouă(Romanian pronunciation:[molˌdovaˈnowə];Hungarian:Újmoldova;German:Neumoldowa;Czech:Nová MoldavaorBošňák;Serbian:Нова Молдава or Бошњак,romanized:Nova Moldova or Bošnjak) is a town in southwesternRomaniainCaraș-Severin County(the historical region ofBanat), in an area known asClisura Dunării.The town administers three villages: Măcești (Hungarian:Macsevics,Serbian:Мачевић), Moldova Veche (Ómoldova,Стара Молдава), and Moldovița (Kiskárolyfalva,Молдавица).
The town lies on the shores of the riverDanube,which separates it fromSerbia.It is located at the southern extremity of Caraș-Severin County, 107 km (66 mi) from the county capital,Reșița.It is crossed bynational roadDN57, which connects it toOravița,53 km (33 mi) to the north, andOrșova,103 km (64 mi) to the east.
Moldova Veche
[edit]In Moldova Veche village, evidence of human habitation dating to the transition between theNeolithicand theBronze Agehas been found. Additionally, there exist traces of an unfortifiedDaciansettlement, similar to several others in the area.
A Romanfortlocated in the village supervised mining and navigation on the Danube, located inRoman Dacia.The harbour and border buildings partly lie on the ruins of the former fort with the rest below the Danube. The site was seen by the historian Leonard Bohm in the summer of 1879 when the river was low and a thorough examination of the ruins could be made. Moldova Noua was an important Roman mining centre for iron, copper, silver and gold.[3]
Vestiges from the Dark Ages and the Early Middle Ages have been found; during the 10th and 11th centuries, the area was controlled byGladand laterAhtum.[4]Serbshave been living there since their replacement of the Gepids in the 5th century.[5]
In 1552, when the Banat fell underOttomanrule, Moldova Veche became the capital of asanjakwithin theTemeşvar Eyalet.[4]In 1566, at the end ofSuleiman the Magnificent's reign, coins of gold (altâni) and silver (aspri) were minted there.[6]A document of 1588 records the place under the nameMudava;this is the earliest written mention. The Slavicizied Germanic-origin toponym is still used by locals.Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeuand the majority of Romanian philologists and historians claim that the name comes from the term of Germanic origin mulde (i.e., "hollow", "quarry" or "drainage" ).[7]In 1718, the area came under theHabsburg monarchy's control.[4]
The village was absorbed into Moldova Nouă in 1956. It is the site ofa Danube port.[8]There is aBaptistchurch; the community was established in 1927, its first church built in 1967 and the present structure in 2001.[9]Adherents are both Romanian and Serbian, with services conducted in Romanian.[10]
Demographics
[edit]In 1910, out of 3,437 inhabitants, 2,934 were ethnic Romanians, 295 Germans, 91 Hungarians, 41 Serbs and 73 Czechs; 3,004 where belonging to Orthodoxy, 389 where Roman Catholic and 25 where Reformed.
At the 2011 census, 81.2% of inhabitants wereRomanians,12.8%Serbs,3.2%Roma,1.3%Hungarians,and 0.8%Czechs.At the 2002 census, 88.4% wereRomanian Orthodox,4.5%Baptist,4%Roman Catholic,and 2%Pentecostal.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1956 | 3,582 | — |
| 1966 | 6,192 | +72.9% |
| 1977 | 15,973 | +158.0% |
| 1992 | 16,874 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 15,112 | −10.4% |
| 2011 | 12,350 | −18.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Natives
[edit]- Ștefan Blănaru(born 1989), Romanian footballer
- Alin Dobrosavlevici(born 1994), Romanian footballer
- Emilijan Josimović(1823–1897), Serbian urbanist
- Iasmin Latovlevici(born 1986), Romanian footballer
- Mihăiță Pleșan(born 1983), Romanian footballer
- Anca Pop(1984–2018), Romanian-Canadian singer-songwriter
- Cosmin Sârbu(born 1996), Romanian footballer
- Deian Sorescu(born 1997), Romanian footballer
- Clara Vădineanu(born 1986), Romanian handballer
- Ella Zeller(born 1933), Romanian table tennis player
Climate
[edit]Moldova Nouă has ahumid continental climate(Cfbin theKöppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Moldova Nouă | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16 (61) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1 (34) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11 (52) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
7.0 (44.7) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 62 (2.4) |
58 (2.3) |
61 (2.4) |
80 (3.1) |
78 (3.1) |
83 (3.3) |
70 (2.8) |
56 (2.2) |
65 (2.6) |
58 (2.3) |
59 (2.3) |
68 (2.7) |
798 (31.5) |
| Source:https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/caras-severin/moldova-noua-37211/ | |||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- Aleksandra Djurić-Milovanović,"Serbs in Romania: Relationship between Ethnic and Religious Identity",BalcanicaXLIII (2012), pp. 117–142
References
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- ^"Results of the 2020 local elections".Central Electoral Bureau.Retrieved8 June2021.
- ^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.
- ^Touristic route no. 4: The Romans’ Roads (I)https://banatul-montan.ro/en/the-romans-roads-i/
- ^abc(in Romanian)Short historyat the Moldova Nouă Town Hall site
- ^Georgiev, Pavel (2014).The Abodriti-Praedenecenti between the Tisza and the Danube in the 9th Century.Archaeolingua. pp. 107–120.ISBN978-963-9911-55-0.
- ^Octavian Iliescu,The History of Coins in Romania (ca. 1500 BC – 2000 AD),p. 48. Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică, 2002
- ^Maximean, Doina (2014). "A new theory on the etymology of the name of" Moldova "".Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on History and Archaeology.6:2–7.
- ^Hinnerk Dreppenstedt,Flusskreuzfahrten Donau,p. 304. Berlin: Trescher Verlag 2017.ISBN978-389794-373-5
- ^(in Romanian)Historyat the Grace Church site
- ^Djurić-Milovanović, p. 128
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