Oituz | |
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Coordinates: 46°12′N 26°37′E / 46.200°N 26.617°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Bacău |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Claudiu Petrișor [1] ( PNL) |
Area | 202.23 km2 (78.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)
[2] | 8,701 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/ EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | BC |
Website |
primariaoituz |
Oituz (formerly Grozești; Hungarian: Gorzafalva) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călcâi (Zöldlonka), Ferestrău-Oituz (Fűrészfalva), Hârja (Herzsa), Marginea, Oituz and Poiana Sărată (Sósmező).
Oituz was the site of three battles during the First World War: the First, Second, and the Third Battle of Oituz.
According to Iorgu Iordan, the commune's name is of Turkic origin; otuz or oltuz means "thirty" in some Turkic languages. [3] [4] [5]
Poiana Sărată village is part of Transylvania; [6] in Austria-Hungary, it belonged to Háromszék County, and after a reorganization to Trei Scaune County in Romania until 1950.
At the 2002 census, 99.8% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians and 0.2% Hungarians. 49.2% were Romanian Orthodox, 48.9% Roman Catholic and 1.8% Seventh-day Adventist.