Svinita
Encyclopedia
Sviniţa is a commune in Mehedinţi County
, Romania
, located on the Danube
(in the area of the Banat
known as Clisura Dunării
- Banatska Klisura in Serbian). It is composed of a single village, Sviniţa. In 2002, its population numbered 1,132 people and was mostly composed of Serbs
. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat.
custody. Maria Rosetti
and Constantin Daniel Rosenthal
called on the local mayor to demand that Ottoman guards hand in their weapons on what was at the time Austrian
soil, and all persons arrested were consequently free to go.
Ethnic groups (2002 census):
and Serbian
being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice.
by religion, while most of the rest are Orthodox Christians (6.53%).
Mehedinti County
Mehedinţi is a county of Romania. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality and three communes located in the Banat...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, located on the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
(in the area of the Banat
Banat
The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...
known as Clisura Dunării
Clisura Dunarii
Defileul Dunării, locally known also as Clisura Dunării is a geographical region in Romania. It is located in southern Banat, along the northern bank of the river Danube...
- Banatska Klisura in Serbian). It is composed of a single village, Sviniţa. In 2002, its population numbered 1,132 people and was mostly composed of Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat.
History
In the autumn of 1848, the locality was the site of a daring escape of Wallachian revolutionaries kept in OttomanOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
custody. Maria Rosetti
Maria Rosetti
Maria Rosetti was an English-born Wallachian and Romanian political activist, journalist, essayist, philanthropist and socialite. The sister of British diplomat Effingham Grant and wife of radical leader C. A. Rosetti, she played an active part in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848...
and Constantin Daniel Rosenthal
Constantin Daniel Rosenthal
Constantin Daniel Rosenthal was a Romanian painter and sculptor of Hungarian birth and a 1848 revolutionary, best known for his portraits and his choice of Romanian Romantic nationalist subjects.-Early career:Born into a Jewish merchant family in Pest , he left the city...
called on the local mayor to demand that Ottoman guards hand in their weapons on what was at the time Austrian
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
soil, and all persons arrested were consequently free to go.
Demographics
- SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
(87.27%) - RomaniansRomaniansThe Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
(10.51%) - Roma (1.76%)
Languages
The commune is officially bilingual, with both RomanianRomanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
and Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice.
Religion
Most of the inhabitants of the commune (92.49%) are Old BelieversOld Believers
In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers separated after 1666 from the official Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652–66...
by religion, while most of the rest are Orthodox Christians (6.53%).
See also
- Mehedinţi CountyMehedinti CountyMehedinţi is a county of Romania. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality and three communes located in the Banat...
- Clisura DunăriiClisura DunariiDefileul Dunării, locally known also as Clisura Dunării is a geographical region in Romania. It is located in southern Banat, along the northern bank of the river Danube...
- Serbs in RomaniaSerbs in RomaniaThe Romanian Serbs are an ethnic minority in Romania. According to the 2002 census, there were 22,518 Serbs in Romania or 0.1% of the population...