Pui (Hunedoara)

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Pui
chicken
village Puj
Pui Coat of Arms (Hunedoara)
Pui (Hunedoara) (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Hunedoara
Coordinates : 45 ° 31 '  N , 23 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 30 '54 "  N , 23 ° 5' 33"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 416  m
Area : 228.79  km²
Residents : 4,122 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 18 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 337345
Telephone code : (+40) 02 54
License plate : HD
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Pui, Băieşti , Federi , Fizeşti , Galați , Hobița , Ohaba-Ponor , Ponor , Râu Bărbat , Ruşor , Șerel , Uric
Mayor : Victor-Tiberiu Stoica ( PNL )
Postal address : St. Republicii, no. 64
loc. Băcia, jud. Hunedoara, RO-337345
Website :

Pui (outdated Puiu; German  chicken village , Hungarian Puj ) is a municipality in the Hunedoara district in Transylvania , Romania .

Geographical location

Location of Pui in Hunedoara County

The municipality of Pui is located north of the Retezat Mountains , at the mouth of the Râu Bărbat stream in the upper reaches of the Strei ( Strell ). In the southern half of the Hunedoara district, on the Simeria – Petroşani railway line and the 79 European route , the place is about 18 kilometers southeast of the small town of Hațeg ( Hatzeg ); the district capital Deva ( Diemrich ) is about 65 kilometers northwest of Pui.

history

The place Pui, a market town , was first mentioned in 1426 and was the seat of a chair district in the historical Hunyad County of the Hungarian Kingdom . However, according to a report by DV Rosetti , the history of the settlement of the place goes back to the Early Bronze Age . In the area of ​​the municipality, according to reports by G. Téglás, JF Neigebauer, J. Ackner and others, the remains of a Roman fortification were found in the area known by the locals as Grădiştea (approx. 4 km from Pui on the right side of the Strei) .

The main occupation of the population today is agriculture, livestock and wood processing. About 52% of the total area of ​​the municipality is cultivated. Maize is grown on approx. 870 hectares , which corresponds to 42% of the cultivated area (as of 2010).

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census Ethnic composition
year population Romanians Hungary German other
1850 5245 4843 175 27 200
1900 6966 6339 416 95 116
1941 6520 6246 134 48 92
1977 5788 5706 63 6th 13
2002 4745 4624 29 3 89

Since 1850 the highest number of inhabitants has been determined in the area of ​​today's municipality with 7432, at the same time that of the Romanians with 6610 and that of the Hungarians in 1910 with 606. The highest population of Germans was registered in 1900 and that of Roma (196) in 1850. Furthermore, some residents declared themselves Serbs (2 in 1930), Ukrainians (highest population 37 in 1966) and Slovaks (2 in 1992).

Attractions

  • The south-eastern district of Pui (built in the 19th century) and property no. 71–73 (built in the 18th century) are listed buildings.
  • The Orthodox Church of Pogorârea Sf. Duh in the incorporated village of Ponor , built in the 18th century, is a listed building.
  • On the area of ​​the incorporated village of Ohaba-Ponor there are several caves (Peştera Bordu Mare, Peştera Poienii) in which dwellings from the Paleolithic were found. The Peştera Bordu Mare cave is a listed building.
  • The place is also the starting point for the approx. 130 square kilometers large Retezater National Park ( Parcul Național Retezat ).

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Dictionary of the localities in Transylvania
  3. ↑ Web presence of the municipality of Pui, accessed on December 25, 2010
  4. ↑ Institute Of Archeology - Pui, accessed December 25, 2010 (Romanian)
  5. ↑ Census, last updated November 2, 2008, p. 122 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.1 MB)
  6. ↑ a b c List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  7. ^ Institute Of Archeology - Ohaba-Ponor, accessed December 25, 2010 (Romanian)