Wolfsberg (Weidenthal)

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Gărâna
Wolfsberg
Szörényordas
Coat of arms of Wolfsberg (Weidenthal)
Wolfsberg (Weidenthal) (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Banat
Circle : Caraș-Severin
Municipality : Brebu Nou
Coordinates : 45 ° 14 '  N , 22 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 13 '30 "  N , 22 ° 5' 55"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 1000  m
Residents : 70 (2002)
Postal code : 327051
Telephone code : (+40) 02 55
License plate : CS
Structure and administration
Community type : Village
Mayor : Gabriel Bordea
Location of Wolfsberg in the Caraș-Severin district

Wolfsberg ( Romanian Gărâna , according to the old spelling Gărîna , until 1924 Volfsberg , Hungarian Szörényordas ) is a village in Romania and is located in the Caraș-Severin district . Today it belongs to the community of Weidenthal .

location

Wolfsberg is located in the Semenic Mountains (part of the Banat Mountains ). To the east of the village is the “Trei Ape” reservoir, which is used for tourism. Recently, opportunities for motocross have been created.

Neighboring places

Reșița Lindenfeld Caransebeş
Carașova Neighboring communities Brebu Nou
Anina Teregova

history

Wolfsberg was founded in 1828 by settlers from the Bavarian Forest and the Bohemian Forest in the Banat . In the 225 houses of the village, which stretches as a street village over a length of about two kilometers on a mountain ridge about 1000 meters high, around 1,000 people used to live. The houses (formerly wooden houses) were white with windows and gates painted green. The inhabitants lived from agriculture, logging and the factories in the city of Reșița .

In 1978 the 150th anniversary was celebrated with a parade of traditional costumes and a demonstration of the most varied of handicraft activities (spinning wool, wood carving, baking bread, etc.). One of Wolfsberg's landmarks was the “hotel” where many vacationers, called “air snappers” by the villagers, went on vacation. Under the communist rule of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu it became more and more difficult to cope with everyday life. The men had to travel long distances to work in order to secure their income and so only the elderly with women and children stayed at home.

After the coup in December 1989, almost all residents left for Germany. Today only a few families and elderly people live there. Wolfsberg is mainly used as a weekend or holiday resort by wealthy Romanians who bought the houses of the former residents of German origin. The houses are being converted into inns and guesthouses, so that the image of the former Wolfsberg has changed significantly. The "hotel" was demolished around the turn of the millennium to make room for a new modern holiday home, which has not yet been built.

Flocks of sheep can now be found on the meadows and fields that the former inhabitants used to cultivate as arable land. Many of the emigrated residents come a few times each year to keep their houses and properties in order or to go on vacation.

Cultural festivals

In summer there is an annual jazz festival that attracts several thousand visitors. Every year in October, the “Kirwa” - a folk festival - takes place, which is organized by German associations from Reșița.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official German-language name according to Romanian government resolution 1415 of December 6, 2002 ( Official Journal )