Băița, Hunedoara
Baita [ bəitza ] (deprecated Boiţa; Pernseifen German, Hungarian Boica ) is a municipality in the district of Hunedoara in Transylvania, Romania.
Baita is also known as the Hungarian names Medvepataka and Kisbánya.
Geographical location
The community Baita is located in southwestern Transylvania, in the southern foothills of the Transylvanian Erzgebirge ( Munţii Metaliferi ). Located on the county road (drum Judetean ) DJ 706A, the location of the town Brad is about 23 kilometers south ( Tannenhof ) and about 25 kilometers north of the district capital Deva ( Deva ) away.
History
The history of the settlement of the region dates back to the Bronze Age; in an archaeological site of eingemeindeten Craciunesti village, mentioned in one of the locals " Magura " ( la Suri ) area - the corresponding objects were discovered. On the territory of Baita finds of gold mines, gold washes and several discoveries have been made, according to reports by G. Téglás, JM Ackner, C. Gooss, V. Christescu among others during archaeological excavations, which point in the Roman period.
The place Baita was first mentioned in 1364 under the name Bulzzy.
In the years 1941-1943 was in the field of eingemeindeten village Craciunesti a camp - " Camp No. 9 - Craciunesti " - the Romanian Armed Forces in the Romanian Kingdom. Here Soviet soldiers were captured. According to statements of witnesses, it was one of the cruelest camp for Soviet prisoners of war; these were involved in the construction of the now disused railway Deva Brad.
The former gold - and silver mines, as well as lead, zinc and copper mines in the municipality are closed today. Main occupation of the population are of limestone extraction, cattle breeding and wood processing.
Population
The population of the municipality is as follows:
Since 1850, on the territory of the present municipality of the highest population - at the same time the Hungarians - 1900 determined. The highest population of Romanians ( 8,305 ) in 1910, the Germans ( 713) in 1890 and the Roma (88 ) 1850 registered. Furthermore, one in 1890, 1956 and 1977 and 1966 per two Ukrainians, 1956 a Serb and 1880 and 1966 four, 1900 and 1956, three each, two in 1890 and 2002, a Slovak registered.
Attractions
- The Romanian Orthodox wooden church Buna Vestire, built in 1727, is a listed building.
- The Roman Catholic Church in Baita
- The monument of the indigenous victims of the 1848 revolution
- The Church Buna Vestire, 1674 in eingemeindeten village Trestia ( Rohrbach ), and the wooden church Buna Vestire end of the 18th century in eingemeindeten village Hărţăgani (Hungarian Hercegány ) built, are under monument protection.
Personalities
- Mircea Sântimbreanu (1926-1999), writer