Berzasca ( Hungarian : Berszászka , German : Bersaska , Serbian : Берзаска Berzaska ) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County , in the Banat region of western Romania with a population of 3,123 people. It is composed of five villages: Berzasca, Bigăr, Cozla, Drencova and Liubcova. At the 2002 census, 70.5% of the commune's inhabitants were Romanians , 14.2% Czechs , 10.8% Serbs and 3.5% Roma . 82.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 15.6% Roman Catholic .
20-786: Bigăr is a remote Czech -inhabited village established around 1826 in the South Carpathians , in the middle of the Iron Gates Natural Park and of the Almăj Mountains. It is one of six Czech villages in the area. The village name should not be mistaken with the Bigăr spring , occurring north of the Almăj Mountains. The village occurs north of the Sirinia Valley, a tributary of the Danube, this valley representing
40-476: A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for botanical reasons. The Sirinia Valley crosses the southern flank of the Almăj Mountains, a massif belonging to the South Carpathians . The villagers of Bigăr earn their living through farming and logging, while up to the early 1990s their main occupation was mining for the Jurassic coal which occurs abundantly in the Almăj Mountains. The natives of Bigăr represent
60-607: A rich fossil flora. Liubcova village was first attested in 1689 and bears a Slavic name. It was settled following the Ottoman defeat in the Great Turkish War , with Romanians brought in from a sheltered zone as well as Serbs . A 1789 document refers to Gornia Liupcova ("Upper Liubcova", today's Gornea ) and Dolnia Liupcova ("Lower Liubcova", present-day Liubcova). Following the Turkish attacks of 1738, part of
80-535: A special community in which the Czech language is permanently used, including a dominant background of the old Czech language. Today, the village includes mainly older people, while the youth work in the Czech Republic, most of them without immigrating, only to return home for summer holidays or for Christmas. The popular clothes, rural architecture, traditions and language are all well-preserved. Bigăr occurs in
100-856: Is a County Museum of History in Reșița, displaying archeological artifacts, and, in the town of Ocna de Fier , the Constantin Gruiescu Mineralogical Collection. The county hosts the regional daffodil and lilac festivals in the Spring. Sites worth visiting: According to the 2021 census , the county had a population of 246,588 and the population density was 29.0/km (75.0/sq mi). Ethnic composition of Caraș-Severin County (2021) The Caraș-Severin County Council, renewed at
120-828: 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 . The Caraș-Severin county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion . In Serbo-Croatian , it is known as Karaš Severin /Караш Северин or Karaš-Severinska županija , in Hungarian as Krassó-Szörény megye , in German as Kreis Karasch-Severin , and in Bulgarian as Караш-Северин (translit. Karash-Severin ). With 8,514 km , it
140-660: Is in Mehedinți County: Eibenthal, Dubova Commune. This article about an ethnic group in Europe is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Czech history –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Romanian history -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cara%C8%99-Severin County Caraș-Severin ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkaraʃ seveˈrin] )
160-527: Is the third largest county in Romania, after Timiș and Suceava counties. It is also the county through which the river Danube enters Romania. The mountains make up 67% of the county's surface, including the Southern Carpathians range, with Banat Mountains , Țarcu-Godeanu Mountains and Cernei Mountains and elevations between 600 and 2100 meters. Transition hills between mountains and
180-638: The 2020 local elections , consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition: Caraș-Severin County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns, and 69 communes The territory of the county was transferred to the Romania from the Kingdom of Hungary in 1920 under the Treaty of Trianon . The county was located in the southwestern part of Greater Romania , in the south and east region of the Banat . The county seat
200-584: The Austro-Turkish War of 1737–1739 , when Moldova Veche was completely destroyed, Liubcova suffered the same fate. In 1788, during the Austro-Turkish War of 1787-1791 , after the Turks crossed the Danube , they stationed three companies of soldiers on the territory of both villages. Archaeological excavations in the area have unearthed a Roman fortress of 60 m. One can see Liborajdea and Drencova from
220-628: The Banat Plain lie in the western side of the county. The Danube enters Romania in the vicinity of Baziaș , bordering Serbia . Timiș , Cerna , Caraș and Nera cross the county, some of them through spectacular valleys and gorges. In 1718 the county was part of the Habsburg monarchy , part of the province of Banat . In 1771 the county seat, Reschitz ( Reșița ) became a modern industrial center under Austrian rule. The area received considerable attention due to its mining industry. In 1855,
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#1732787140986240-621: The 2002 census. The majority of Romanian Czechs live in the south-west of the country, with around 60% of them living in Caraș-Severin County , where they make up 0.7% of the population. As an officially recognised ethnic minority, Czechs, together with Slovaks , have one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies associated within Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania . The Czechs were among
260-536: The entire Banat area, with its supplies of mineral deposits and timber, was transferred from the Austrian Treasury to a joint Austrian-French mining and railroad company named StEG . StEG built the Oravița - Baziaș line, Romania's oldest railroad track. After World War I, StEG, Banat and most Austro-Hungarian property were taken over by a company named UDR. During the last years of World War II, when Romania
280-566: The fortress, and the Austrian and Turkish border posts were built on almost the same locations as their Roman predecessors. Liubcova's Romanian inhabitants are descended from people who lived in a former village on Veliki Breg (Serbian for "Great Hill"), which lies above today's village, 2 km to the east. During the Middle Ages, these individuals maintained the citadels at Dranco (today's Drencova) and Cozla, taking refuge together with
300-452: The largest county geographically of interwar Romania. Its territory corresponded to the former Hungarian division of Krassó-Szörény County . The county existed for seven years, being divided in 1926 into Caraș County and Severin County . The county was divided administratively into fourteen districts ( plăși ). There were five urban municipalities (cities): Lugoj (capital), Caransebeș , Reșița , Oravița and Orșova . According to
320-772: The last peoples colonized by the Habsburg Empire in Banat . Their colonization took place in three main waves/stages: 1823, 1827 and 1862, as a consequence of the need to populate the sparsely populated territories, to clear the forests and to ensure, together with the inhabitants of the Romanian villages, the protection of the borders. There are six villages with a Czech majority. Five are in Caraș-Severin County: Bigăr, Berzasca Commune; Gârnic, Gârnic Commune; Ravensca, Șopotu Nou Commune; Sfânta Elena, Coronini Commune; and Șumița, Lăpușnicel Commune. One
340-604: The upper-middle part of the Sirinia sedimentary basin, also known as the Svinița - Svinecea Mare sedimentary zone, a basin including Palaeozoic , Mesozoic and Tertiary deposits, in the Danubian Units. The Lower Jurassic continental formation includes well developed bituminous coal seams, extracted until 1995 at Bigär (Palașca) mines, Buschmann, Stanca, Pietrele Albe, Camenița, Cozla and many other former sites, together with
360-692: The villagers of Sichevița and Gornea during raids. Today, the Romanians of all three villages, in spite of those from Liubcova having lived alongside Serbs for over two centuries, have the same rituals surrounding death, birth and marriage. At the 2002 census, the village had 1258 inhabitants. Romanians formed the majority; 26% were Serbs, 8.6% were Roma and 4.4% Czechs . Czechs of Romania North America South America Oceania The Czechs ( Czech : Češi, Pémové ; Romanian : Cehi, Pemi ; Hungarian : Bánáti csehek ) are an ethnic minority in Romania , numbering 3,938 people according to
380-464: Was Lugoj . Its territory consisted entirely of the current territory of the county, but also parts of the current counties of Timiș , Arad , and Mehedinți . It bordered on the west with Timiș-Torontal County and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , to the south with Yugoslavia, to the east with the counties Mehedinți and Hunedoara , and to the north by Arad County . The county had a total area over 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi), making it
400-402: Was an ally of Nazi Germany , a partisan group, led by Ștefan Plavăț , was active in the mountainous area of the county. The arrival of the communist regime in Romania after World War II and that regime's campaign of nationalization of the mining industry brought tremendous social upheaval in the area. Archaeological findings show the area has been populated since Paleolithic times. There
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