Bătrâna Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Recensământ INS: Numărul de locuitori a crescut în doar trei județe. România are o comună cu 88 de oameni. ro. Radio Free Europe. Irina. Breilean. January 31, 2023. February 2, 2023.