Type: | commune |
County: | Hunedoara |
Bătrâna | |
Leader Name: | Radu Herciu |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 45.7833°N 57°W |
Elevation: | 960 |
Area Total: | 29.6 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 337045 |
Area Code: | +40 254 |
Bătrâna (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈbətrɨna/; Hungarian: Batrina, German: Altendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bătrâna, Fața Roșie, Piatra, and Răchițaua.
As per the 2022 census, the commune had 88 inhabitants, making it the smallest Romanian commune in terms of population.[1]
Bătrâna is located in the western part of Hunedoara County, about southwest of the county seat, Deva, on the border with Timiș County. It is situated in a mountainous landscape north of the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, at an altitude of . The river Ciorman flows through the Răchițaua and Piatra villages, discharging into the river Dobra near Bătrâna.