Dărmăneşti

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Dărmăneşti
Dormánfalva
Coat of arms of Dărmăneşti
Dărmănești (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : West Moldova
Circle : Bacau
Coordinates : 46 ° 22 '  N , 26 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 22 '0 "  N , 26 ° 28' 12"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 350  m
Area : 271.93  km²
Residents : 12,247 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 45 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 605300
Telephone code : (+40) 02 34
License plate : BC
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 5 districts / cadastral communities: Dărmăneasca , Lapoș , Păgubeni , Plopu , Sălătruc
Mayor : Toma Constantin ( ALDE )
Postal address : St. Muncii, no. 16
loc. Dărmăneşti, jud. Bacau, RO-605300
Website :

Dărmăneşti ( Hungarian Dormánfalva ) is a city in Bacău County in Romania .

Geographical location

Dărmăneşti is located at the confluence of the Uz River in the Trotuş on the eastern edge of the Carpathian Mountains in a valley basin named after a neighboring town ( Depresiunea Comăneşti ), between the Nemira Mountains in the south, Berzunt in the east and Ciuc in the northwest. The district capital Bacau is located about 40 km northeast.

history

Dărmăneşti was first mentioned in a document in 1590. The place name is said to go back to a locator called Dărmăn. In 1989 Dărmăneşti was declared a city.

For a long time the inhabitants lived mainly from forestry and cattle breeding. Today trade plays an important role. In the vicinity of the city, oil is produced to a lesser extent. Above the city is the Poiana Uzului dam, which is used to store drinking water and generate electricity.

population

Dărmăneşti was only a small place for a long time. In 1781 there were 11 farms. At the 2002 census, Dărmăneşti had 14,194 people, including 13,518 Romanians , 759 Roma and 11 Hungarians . In 2011, 12,247 people were registered, of which 10,528 were Romanians, 941 Roma, ten were Hungarians, three each known themselves to be German and Italian and 762 did not provide any information about their ethnic group .

traffic

Dărmăneşti owns two stations on the Sfântu Gheorghe – Adjud railway with the names Valea Uzului and Valea Uzului hc. ; Passenger trains stop here several times a day. There are also good bus connections to the district capital Bacau. The national road ( drum na dieional ) DN 12A runs from Bacău to Miercurea Ciuc on the eastern edge of the city .

Attractions

  • scenic surroundings
  • Poiana Uzului Reservoir
  • small ethnographic museum
  • Castle of the noble family elstirbei

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ↑ Bun Venit, accessed on December 22, 2008 ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bun-venit.ro
  3. ↑ a b www.darmanesti.home.ro/, accessed on December 22, 2008 ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2002 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.darmanesti.home.ro
  4. ↑ 2002 census, accessed December 22, 2008