Răstolița

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Răstolița
Ratosnya
Coat of arms of Răstolița
Răstolița (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Mureș
Coordinates : 46 ° 58 ′  N , 25 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′ 21 ″  N , 24 ° 59 ′ 34 ″  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 524  m
Area : 260.00  km²
Residents : 2,037 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 8 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 547480
Telephone code : (+40) 02 65
License plate : MS
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Răstolița, Andreneasa , Borzia , Gălăoaia , iodine
Mayor : Marius Ioan Lirca ( PSD )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 335
loc. Răstolița, jud. Mureș, RO-547480
Website :

Rastolita [ rəstolit͡sa ] (deprecated Răstoşnea ; Hungarian Ratosnya ) is a commune in Mureş County , in the region of Transylvania in Romania .

Geographical location

Location of the municipality of Răstoli Gemeindea in Mureș County

The municipality of Răstolița is located in the northern foothills of the Gurghiu Mountains (Munții Gurghiu) and the southern foothills of the Călimani Mountains (Munții Călimani) - both mountain ranges of the Eastern Carpathians - on both sides of the upper reaches of the Mureș (Mieresch) , northeast of the Transylvanian Basin . The place Răstolița is located at the mouth of the river of the same name in the Mureș, at Drum național 15 and the railway line from Târgu Mureș to Gheorgheni , 35 kilometers northeast of the city of Reghin (Saxon Rain) and about 65 kilometers northeast of the district capital Târgu Mureș (Neumarkt am Mieresch) away.

The incorporated villages are three to seven kilometers from the community center.

history

The place Răstolița was first mentioned in 1770.

In the Kingdom of Hungary , today's municipality belonged to the Régen Felső (Ober-Regen) district in Maros-Torda County , then to the historical Mureș District and, from 1950, today's Mureș District.

population

The population of the Răstolița municipality developed as follows:

census Ethnic composition
year population Romanians Hungary German other
1850 364 345 3 1 15th
1920 660 282 160 11 207
1941 1,400 512 761 3 124
1992 2,325 1,854 452 - 19th
2011 2,073 1,716 319 - 38 (Roma 10)

Since 1850, the highest number of inhabitants and that of the Romanians in 1992 were registered in the area of ​​today's municipality. The highest number of Magyars was recorded in 1941, that of Romanian Germans (91) in 1900 and that of Roma (78) in 1941. In addition, some Serbs , Slovaks and Ukrainians were registered with every admission .

The main occupation of the population is forestry.

Attractions

  • The Orthodox Church of Sf. Nicolae in Răstolița, built in 1750 and renovated in the 19th century, is a listed building.
  • The wooden church in Răstolița, built around the end of the 18th century, is not listed among the historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture.
  • The community is also the starting point for the Călimani National Park .

  • Wooden church in Răstolița

  • Field chapel at DN15 near Gălăoaia

Personalities

  • Endre Antalffy (1877–1958), writer and historian
  • Balla Károly (1913–1959), writer

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ↑ Arcanum Kézikönyvtár: Historical-administrative book of place names of Transylvania, Banat and Partium. Retrieved September 17, 2018 (Hungarian).
  3. ↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen . Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 , p. 517 .
  4. ↑ Censuses 1850–2002, last updated November 2, 2008 (PDF; 1 MB; Hungarian)
  5. ↑ Information on the Sf. Nicolae Church in Răstolița from biserici.org accessed on September 18, 2018 (Romanian)
  6. ↑ List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  7. ↑ Information on Endre Antalffy from MAGYAR ÉLETRAJZI LEXIKON 1000–1990 , accessed on September 18, 2018 (Hungarian).
  8. ↑ Information on Balla Károly at lexikon.kriterion.ro accessed on September 18, 2018 (Hungarian)