Socol
Socol (Romanian: Socol, Serbian: Сокол/Sokol, or Соколовац/Sokolovac, Hungarian: Nérasolymos) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania (in the Clisura Dunării area of Banat). It is composed of five villages: Baziaș (Базјаш, Báziás), Câmpia (Луговет, Néramező), Pârneaura (Прњавор), Socol, and Zlatița (Златица, Néraaranyos).
Socol
Соколовац | |
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Saint Sava Church in Baziaș | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Caraș-Severin County | |
Socol Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′N 21°23′E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Caraș-Severin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Olgița Ghiță (PSD) |
| Area | 75.32 km2 (29.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,602 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 327365 |
| Area code | +(40) 255 |
| Vehicle reg. | CS |
| Website | primariasocol |
Sokol means "falcon" in Serbian. The commune is officially bilingual, with both Romanian and Serbian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education, and justice.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 3,759 | — |
| 1910 | 4,928 | +31.1% |
| 1930 | 4,516 | −8.4% |
| 1977 | 3,000 | −33.6% |
| 2002 | 2,301 | −23.3% |
| 2011 | 1,933 | −16.0% |
| 2021 | 1,602 | −17.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2011 census, the population of the commune numbered 1,933 people and included 52.9% Serbs, 36.8% Romanians, 5.6% Roma, 3.7% Czechs, and 0.6% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Socol had a population of 1,602; of those, 49.13% were Romanians, 38.39% Serbs, and 2.75% Czechs.[2]
Baziaș
Baziaș is a village of Socol commune, notable as the place where the Danube enters Romania, and where, in 1854, the first railway line was opened on the territory of present-day Romania—the line ran from Baziaș to Oravița, at a time when the area was under Austrian administration. The village has a significant Serbian heritage, being the site of Baziaș Monastery, said to have been founded in 1225 by Saint Sava while on a brief refuge there, and rebuilt several times.[3] The local forest includes several protected plant species.
Natives
- Miodrag Belodedici (born 1964), a former world-class soccer player
- Petru Dumitriu (1924–2002), novelist
See also
References
- "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- (in Romanian) Baziaș at Enciclopedia Banatului
- The Danube at Baziaș
- Shipping station in Baziaș (postcard from Austro-Hungarian times)
- The harbor and freight railway station of Baziaș (2 January 1908)
- Baziaș train station (Austro-Hungarian times)