Bulzeștii de Sus

Bulzeştii de Sus [ bulzeʃti de sus ] (deprecated Bulzesti; Hungarian Bulzesd ) is a municipality in the district of Hunedoara in Transylvania, Romania.

Bulzeştii de Sus is also known under the antiquated Romanian name Bulzeştii and Bulzăşti and the Hungarian Felsőbulzesd.

Geographical location

The community Bulzeştii de Sus is located in the historic Pimp country, north of the Transylvanian Erzgebirge. In the north of the circle by the stream Uibăreşti and the county road (drum Judetean ) DJ located 762, the place some 30 kilometers (18 km straight line ) north of the town Brad is ( Tannenhof ); the district capital Deva ( Deva ) is located about 70 km (46 km as the crow flies) south of Bulzeştii de Sus away.

Between the community center and several incorporated villages, the road is paved only after Bulzeştii de Jos (Hungarian Alsóbulzesd ), otherwise the roads are gravel forest roads.

History

The place Bulzeştii de Sus was first mentioned in documents in 1956. However, the history of settlement in the region dates back far. On the grounds of the eingemeindeten village Grohot (Hungarian Alsógrohot ), on the rocks Pod called by the locals, was - according to reports by G. Téglás, I. Martian and M. Roska - made ​​discoveries which point to a settlement of the Stone Age.

Population

In the 1850 census, lived on the territory of the present municipality of 3,195 people. 3,169 of these were Romanians and 26 Roma. The highest population ( 4,250 ) - at the same time the Romanians ( 4238 ) - was reached in 1900. The population on the territory of the present municipality took since the peak in 1900 significantly. The highest number of Roma ( 56) in 1930 counted. In addition, in 1910 and 1966 depending on a resident and 1992 three inhabitants referred to as German. 2002 there were in the entire community Bulzeştii de Sus only 406 Romanians, in 2011 there were still 271

Attractions

• The wooden church Sf. Ioan Gura de Aur, built in Bulzeştii de Sus in the 19th century, is a historical monument.
• The wooden church Sf. Arhangheli, built in Bulzeştii de Jos 1852, and renewed in 1908, is a listed building.
• The community is through its karst landscape a popular tourist area. The state my finished village Ruseşti is a starting point for Găină Mountain (46 ° 21 ' N, 22 ° 45' O46.3461622.74436, 1486 m), where each year on the third Sunday in July, the largest fair in the Apuseni Mountains - The girls market on Mount Găină ( " Târgul de Fete de la Muntele Găină " ) - on the Găină - Plateau ( 1467 m) takes place.

Pictures

Wooden church in Bulzeştii de Sus

Wooden church in Bulzeştii de Jos

Wooden church in Grohot ( Strauti )

Around Grohot