Bucureșci

The place is also known by the Romanian outdated names Bucureştii de Sus and Bucureştii de Jos and the Hungarian Alsóbukurest and Felsőbukurest .

Geographical location

Location of Bucureșci in Hunedoara County

The municipality of Bucureșci is located in the Brad depression ( Depresiunea Bradului ) north of the Transylvanian Ore Mountains ( Munții Metaliferi ), in the historical district of Brád (today Brad ) of Hunyad County ( Eisenmarkt County ). Located on the river of the same name - a left tributary of the Crișul Alb ( White Screech ) - and the county road ( drum județean ) DJ 741, the place is about 10 kilometers east of the small town of Brad ( Tannenhof ); the district capital Deva ( Diemrich ) is located about 45 kilometers south of Bucureșci.

history

The hamlets of Upper and Lower Bukaresd in the Josephine land survey from 1769 to 1773

A documentary mention of the place Bucureșci is only known since the Josephinian land survey from 1769 to 1773 under the names F. Bukaresd (Upper Bukaresd) and A. Bukaresd (Lower Bukaresd). On the Josephine map there is one church each in the hamlets of Upper and Lower Bukaresd and several stamping mills along the stream .

An occupation of the site is sufficient because of the gold deposits in the area of community - according to data of M. Pálfy - until the Romans back.

After the collapse of gold mining in the region, many people left the community or are now mainly involved in the timber industry.

population

Since the official survey of 1850, predominantly Romanians have been registered in the area of today's municipality . The highest population (3,169) - and at the same time that of the Romanians (3,151) - was determined in 1910. The highest population of the Roma (38) was registered in 1930, that of the Magyars (9) in 1966 and that of the Romanian Germans (5) in 1910. In 2002, 1924 people were counted in the municipality of Bucureșci. A Ukrainian was also registered in 2002 . At the 2011 census, 1,553 people were counted in 632 households in the parish.

In addition to forestry - the main occupation - beekeeping and the gathering of forest fruits are also notable occupations of the population.

Attractions

The wooden church Sf. Nicolae , built in 1785 in the incorporated village of Curechiu , has numerous icons painted on wood and glass and is a listed building.
The wooden church Înălțarea Sf. Cruci , built in 1780 and the Jurca family estate in the 19th century in the incorporated village of Rovina , are listed buildings.