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{{short description | Communes in Mehedinți County, Romania}}
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'''Sviniţa''' ({{lang-ro|Sviniţa}}, {{lang-sr|Свињица or Svinjica}}, {{lang-hu|Szinice}}) is a [[Commune in Romania|commune]] in [[Mehedinţi County]], [[Romania]], located on the [[Danube]] (in the area of the [[Banat]] known as [[Clisura Dunării]] - ''Banatska Klisura'' in Serbian). It is composed of a single village, Sviniţa. In 2002, its population numbered 1,132 people and was mostly composed of [[Serbs]]. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat.
'''Svinița''' ({{lang-ro|Svinița}}, {{lang-sr|Свињица or Svinjica}}, {{lang-hu|Szinice}}) is a [[Commune in Romania|commune]] in [[Mehedinți County]], [[Romania]], located on the [[Danube]] (in the area of the [[Banat]] known as [[Clisura Dunării]] ''Banatska Klisura'' in Serbian). It is composed of a single village, Svinița. In 2011, its population numbered 928 people and was mostly composed of [[Serbs]]. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat.


==Name==
==Name==
The name ''Svinjica'' means "the pig place" or "little pig" in Serbian.
The name ''Svinjica'' means "the pig place" or "little pig" in Serbian.


==History==
==History==
In the autumn of [[1848]], the locality was the site of a daring escape of [[1848 Wallachian revolution|Wallachian revolutionaries]] kept in [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] custody. [[Maria Rosetti]] and [[Constantin Daniel Rosenthal]] called on the local mayor to demand that Ottoman guards hand in their weapons on what was at the time [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] soil, and all persons arrested were consequently free to go.
In the autumn of 1848, the locality was the site of a daring escape of [[1848 Wallachian revolution|Wallachian revolutionaries]] kept in [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] custody. [[Maria Rosetti]] and [[Constantin Daniel Rosenthal]] called on the local mayor to demand that Ottoman guards hand in their weapons on what was at the time [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] soil, and all persons arrested were consequently free to go.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
[[Image:South slavs romania.png|thumb|250px|Location of Sviniţa commune]]
[[Image:South slavs romania.png|thumb|250px|South Slavic communities in southwestern Romania]]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):<ref>[http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune], 2011 census results, [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|Institutul Național de Statistică]], accessed 2 March 2020.</ref>
Ethnic groups (2002 census):<ref>[http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=1407&judet_id=1579&localitate_id=1638 Census data 2002]</ref>
* [[Serbs]] (87.27%)
* [[Serbs of Romania|Serbs]] (90.3%)
* [[Romanians]] (10.51%)
* [[Romanians]] (6.5%)
* [[Roma (Romani subgroup)|Roma]] (1.76%)
* [[Romani people in Romania|Romani]] (0.9%)
* Unknown (2.3%)


==Languages==
==Languages==
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==Religion==
==Religion==
Most of the inhabitants of the commune (92.49%) are [[Old Believers]] by religion, while most of the rest are [[Orthodox Christians]] (6.53%).
As of 2011, most of the inhabitants of the commune (90.3%) were [[Serbian Orthodox]] by religion, while most of the rest are [[Romanian Orthodox]] (6.5%).<ref>[http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune], 2011 census results, [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|Institutul Național de Statistică]], accessed 2 March 2020.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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{{Reflist}}


==See also==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Svinița}}
*[[Mehedinţi County]]
*[[Clisura Dunării]]
*[[Serbs in Romania]]


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{{Mehedinți County}}
{{Mehedinți County}}
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[[Category:Communes in Mehedinți County]]
[[Category:Serb communities in Romania]]
[[Category:Localities in Romanian Banat]]
[[Category:Place names of Slavic origin in Romania]]


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Latest revision as of 16:04, 22 August 2023

Svinița
Свињица / Svinjica (Serbian)
Szinice (Hungarian)
Ruins at Tri Kule, by the Danube
Ruins at Tri Kule, by the Danube
Location in Mehedinți County
Location in Mehedinți County
Svinița is located in Romania
Svinița
Svinița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°30′N 22°06′E / 44.500°N 22.100°E / 44.500; 22.100
CountryRomania
CountyMehedinți
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Nicolaie Curici[1] (PSD)
Area
91.45 km2 (35.31 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
741
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
227440
Vehicle reg.MH

Svinița (Romanian: Svinița, Serbian: Свињица or Svinjica, Hungarian: Szinice) is a commune in Mehedinți County, Romania, located on the Danube (in the area of the Banat known as Clisura DunăriiBanatska Klisura in Serbian). It is composed of a single village, Svinița. In 2011, its population numbered 928 people and was mostly composed of Serbs. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat.

Name[edit]

The name Svinjica means "the pig place" or "little pig" in Serbian.

History[edit]

In the autumn of 1848, the locality was the site of a daring escape of Wallachian revolutionaries kept in Ottoman custody. Maria Rosetti and Constantin Daniel Rosenthal called on the local mayor to demand that Ottoman guards hand in their weapons on what was at the time Austrian soil, and all persons arrested were consequently free to go.

Demographics[edit]

South Slavic communities in southwestern Romania

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3]

Languages[edit]

The commune is officially bilingual, with both Romanian and Serbian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice.

Religion[edit]

As of 2011, most of the inhabitants of the commune (90.3%) were Serbian Orthodox by religion, while most of the rest are Romanian Orthodox (6.5%).[4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 2 March 2020.

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