Râu de Mori

Râu de Mori, old spelling Riu de Mori [ rɨu de mor ] (deprecated Suseni; German mill village, Hungarian Malomvíz ) is a municipality in the district of Hunedoara in Transylvania, Romania.

Râu de Mori is also known by the German name Mühldorf and the Hungarian Malomvize.

Geographical location

The community Râu de Mori is located in southwestern Transylvania in Hatzeger Country ( Tara Hategului ), in the northern foothills of the Retezat Mountains. Am Bach Rausor - a right tributary of the Raul Mare - and the county road (drum Judetean ) DJ located 686, the place of small town located about 18 kilometers southwest Haţeg ( Hatzeg ); the district capital Deva ( Deva ) is located about 68 kilometers (42 km straight line ) north of Râu de Mori removed.

History

The place Râu de Mori, a former Nationals village was first mentioned in documents in 1359. On the basis of archaeological finds on a called by the locals Livada lui binder area is, according to Nemeş (1988-1991), Andritoiu (1992) and Squid Maxim (1999), however, backdate the history of the settlement of the region to the Bronze Age. Furthermore Mallasz I., I. Martian among others, finds from the Roman period, according to JM Ackner been made ​​. In the 15th century the place Râu de Mori was one of the 30 villages of small noble family Candea (later Magyarised Kendeffy ).

The residents now live mainly from agriculture and wood processing. At the reservoir Ostrov a hydroelectric power plant is operated.

Population

1850 lived on the territory of the present municipality of 3,781 people. 3,619 of these were Romanians, 73 Roma, 70 Hungarians, Saxons eleven and eight others. The highest population ( 5,304 ) - and at the same time the Romanians ( 5109 ) - was reached in 1977. The highest number of Hungary (141) and the Germans ( 55) in 1910, the highest number of Roma ( 117) in 1956 determined. In addition, in 1890 and 2002 inhabitants, in 1977 four residents, known as Ukrainians, 1880, 1910 and 1977, two per inhabitant than Serbs in 1910 and 1966, a population than Slovak.

2002 there were in the church Râu de Mori 3,546 people, of whom 3,428 Romanians, 88 Roma, 25 Magyars, two Italians, a Ukrainian, a Lipovans and another.

Attractions

• The ruins of the estate of Candea family, built in the 14th century, is a historical monument.
• The reservoir Ostrov, a reservoir of the river Raul Mare, north of eingemeindeten village Ostrov.
• The monastery Colt (45 ° 29 'N, 22 ° 52' O45.4807522.87135, " Mănăstirea Colt " ), with a stone church and tower, founded in the 15th century by the family Candea, located south of the eingemeindeten village Suseni. In the church hall with a small altar, wall paintings of the 15th century are to be seen; is a listed building.
• The ruins of Fliehburg Cetatea colt, about 2.5 km ( air line ) southeast of Râu de Mori removed (45 ° 29 'N, 22 ° 52' O45.4778922.87396, 716 m), was in the second half of the 14th century in established order of the gentry Candea and enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries, with eight meter high fortified walls and a 12 meter high tower stands under monument protection.
• The community is also the starting point to the peaks of the Retezat Mountains and Retezater National Park ( Parcul Naţional Retezat ).