Crișcior

Crișcior
Kreischquell
Kristyór

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Hunedoara

Coordinates :

46 ° 7 ' N , 22 ° 52' E Coordinates: 46 ° 7 '26 " N , 22 ° 51' 52" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

300 m

Area :

40.19 km²

Residents :

3,841 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

96 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

337200

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 54

License plate :

HD

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

local community

Structure :

Crișcior, Barza , Valea Arsului , Zdrapți

Mayor :

Ovidiu-Ilie Furdui ( PNL )

Postal address :

St. Plopilor, no. 6
loc. Crișcior, jud. Hunedoara, RO-337200

Website :

comunacriscior.ro

Crișcior [ ˈcriʃtʃior ] ( Hungarian Kristyór , German Kreischquell ) is a municipality in the Hunedoara district in Transylvania , Romania .

The place is also known by the outdated names Criscior , Criștior or Cristior and the Hungarian Zarándkristyor and Körösfalva .

Geographical location

Location of Crișcior in Hunedoara County

The municipality of Crișcior is located in the Brad depression ( Depresiunea Brad ), north of the Transylvanian Ore Mountains , at the mouth of the Bucureșci River - a left tributary of the Crișul Alb ( White Screech ) - in the north of the Hunedoara district. Located on the national road Drum național 74 ( Brad - Abrud , Kr. Alba ), the place is 7 kilometers east of Brad; the district capital Deva ( Diemrich ) is about 40 kilometers south. A narrow-gauge industrial railway runs from Crișcior to Brad .

history

In the Middle Ages, Crișcior was a Hörigendorf and seat of Romanian voivodes of the Zaránd region. One of these voivodes ( Stefan Bălea ) founded the stone, Orthodox church in the 13th century . During the Horea uprising of 1784 , the place was burned down, with the Hungarian population being the first victims.

However, the history of the settlement of the region goes back to the findings at the hamlet of Valea Arsului (approx. 6 km northeast of Crișcior) - according to reports by JM Ackner (1851), C. Gooss, G. Téglás (1889) and P. Király - back to Roman times .

In addition to the facilities of the gold combine, there is also a repair shop for mining equipment, a thermal power plant; Crișcior is also an important center of pottery . In the factory of SC Calea Ferata Ingusta SRL, railway vehicles are manufactured and serviced. B. 2012-2013 the locomotive 764.411R of the Stainzerbahn .

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	1,426	1,269	32	32	93
1900	2,648	2.149	375	108	16
1941	3,758	3,428	145	163	22nd
1977	5.107	4,965	47	27	68
2002	4,277	4,182	28	10	57
2011	3,841	3,701	13	-	127

Since 1850 the highest number of inhabitants (6,243) was determined in 1966 in the area of today's municipality. The highest population of Romanians (6,003) was registered in 1966, that of Germans (341) in 1920, Hungarians (636) in 1910 and that of Roma (93) in 1850. Furthermore, some residents identified themselves as Ukrainians (one in 1992), Serbs (highest population 2 in 1930), and in almost every census as Slovaks (highest population 7 in 1966).

Attractions

The Romanian Orthodox Church Adormirea Maicii Domnului , built in the 14th century, is a rectangular shape with a polygonal choir closure , divided pronaos and a massive stone tower in the west. Inside the church some of the finest Romanian paintings are preserved. On the west wall of the church you can see the picture of the donors in knight's costume. On the northern outer wall, remains of the depiction of the Last Judgment can still be seen from the 15th century . Byzantine influence can be seen in the paintings. The church is a listed building.
The ruins of the Roman Catholic Church which burned down in 1784.
The Sfânta Treime nunnery

The village museum where traditional costumes and mining specific objects can be seen.

Personalities

Ștefan Paşca (1901–1957), linguist, philologist and member of the Romanian Academy .

Web links

Commons : Crișcior - collection of images, videos and audio files

Crișcior at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
^ Paul Niedermaier (Ed.): Cities, Villages, Buildings: Studies on the settlement and building history of Transylvania . Böhlau, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-412-20047-3 , p. 470 .
^ Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
^ Institute Of Archeology - Baia de Criș, accessed on November 20, 2010 (Romanian)
^ CFI Railway Works (accessed August 15, 2013).
↑ Census, last updated November 2, 2008, p. 86 (Hungarian; PDF file; 1.1 MB)
↑ Website of the Church of Crișcior (also contains 17 video films in and around the church)
↑ List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
↑ Ștefan Paşca, on the website of the Romanian Academy, accessed on November 20, 2010 (Romanian)

[1] 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de

[2] Paul Niedermaier (Ed.): Cities, Villages, Buildings: Studies on the settlement and building history of Transylvania . Böhlau, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-412-20047-3 , p. 470 .

[3] Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania

[hsrs-4] Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .

[5] Institute Of Archeology - Baia de Criș, accessed on November 20, 2010 (Romanian)

[6] CFI Railway Works (accessed August 15, 2013).

[7] Census, last updated November 2, 2008, p. 86 (Hungarian; PDF file; 1.1 MB)

[8] Website of the Church of Crișcior (also contains 17 video films in and around the church)

[9] List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)

[10] Ștefan Paşca, on the website of the Romanian Academy, accessed on November 20, 2010 (Romanian)