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Socol

Coordinates: 44°51′N 21°23′E / 44.850°N 21.383°E / 44.850; 21.383
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Socol
Соколовац
Saint Sava Church in Baziaș
Saint Sava Church in Baziaș
Flag of Socol
Coat of arms of Socol
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Socol is located in Romania
Socol
Socol
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°51′N 21°23′E / 44.850°N 21.383°E / 44.850; 21.383
CountryRomania
CountyCaraș-Severin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Olgița Ghiță (PSD)
Area
75.32 km2 (29.08 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,602
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
327365
Area code+(40) 255
Vehicle reg.CS
Websiteprimariasocol.ro

Socol (Romanian: Socol, Serbian: Соколовац / Sokolovac, Hungarian: Nérasolymos) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania (in the Clisura Dunării area of Banat). It is composed of five villages: Baziaș (Базјаш, Báziás), Câmpia (Луговет, Néramező), Pârneaura (Прњавор), Socol, and Zlatița (Златица, Néraaranyos).

Sokol means "falcon" in Serbian. The commune is officially bilingual, with both Romanian and Serbian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education, and justice.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 3,759—    
1910 4,928+31.1%
1930 4,516−8.4%
1977 3,000−33.6%
2002 2,301−23.3%
2011 1,933−16.0%
2021 1,602−17.1%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, the population of the commune numbered 1,933 people and included 52.9% Serbs, 36.8% Romanians, 5.6% Roma, 3.7% Czechs, and 0.6% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Socol had a population of 1,602; of those, 49.13% were Romanians, 38.39% Serbs, and 2.75% Czechs.[2]

Baziaș

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Baziaș is a village of Socol commune, notable as the place where the Danube enters Romania, and where, in 1854, the first railway line was opened on the territory of present-day Romania—the line ran from Baziaș to Oravița, at a time when the area was under Austrian administration. The village has a significant Serbian heritage, being the site of Baziaș Monastery, said to have been founded in 1225 by Saint Sava while on a brief refuge there, and rebuilt several times.[3] The local forest includes several protected plant species.

Natives

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ (in Romanian) Baziaș at Enciclopedia Banatului