Hunia | |
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Settlement | |
 Hunia village location (left bank of the Danube) | |
  Hunia Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°3′19″N 23°5′56″E / 44.05528°N 23.09889°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Dolj |
| Established | 1740 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Marius Mureșan[2][3] (PNL) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population | 1,133[1] |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 207361 |
| Vehicle reg. | DJ |
Hunia is a village in Dolj County, Oltenia Region, Romania. Hunia is one out of two villages which form the Maglavit commune.[4][5]
Geography
editLocation
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The village of Hunia is located of South-West Romania, in the Oltenia region, in the South-west of Dolj county, on the left bank of the Danube river. On the right bank of the river, in Bulgaria, is the Kikinete island, between the villages Kosava and Slanotran, Vidin province. In this place the Danube river is 808 km from its discharge point into the Black Sea (Sulina town, Romania) and 2052 km from its source (Breg river, Black Forest mountains, Germany).
The distance from Hunia village to Craiova town is 80 km by road (National Road DN56A and European route E79). The distance to Bucharest is 305 km, via Pitesti. Nearest city (18 km) is Calafat (border point with Bulgaria) and the distance to Drobeta Turnu Severin town (border point with Serbia) is 80 km.
The neighboring villages of Hunia village are: Maglavit village of Maglavit commune (South), Moreni village of Cetate commune (North), Moțăței village and Moțăței-Gară village of Moțăței commune (Est). Also, to the West, Hunia village is separate of the Kikinete island (Kosava village, Bulgaria) by the Danube river.
The village of Hunia is located very close to the 45th Parallel North. On the same latitude as the village of Hunia are San Marino (Italy) and the cities of Bordeaux (France) and Toronto (Canada).
Clima
editThe village of Hunia (near Calafat) falls within the area with a continental climate with sub-Mediterranean influences. The area is characterized by very hot summers with less abundant precipitation (showers) and moderate winters with rare blizzards and frequent warming intervals. Another factor thar influences the climate in the Calafat area is the clay-sandy soil that heats up to a temperature of 60°C in the summer.
Temperature
| Climate data for Calafat | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
4 (39) |
10 (50) |
17 (63) |
22 (72) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
24 (75) |
17 (63) |
9 (48) |
4 (39) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
13 (55) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
6 (43) |
3 (37) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4 (25) |
−2 (28) |
2 (36) |
7 (45) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
3 (37) |
1 (34) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.1 (1.50) |
43.2 (1.70) |
45.7 (1.80) |
48.3 (1.90) |
58.4 (2.30) |
66.0 (2.60) |
40.6 (1.60) |
33.0 (1.30) |
33.0 (1.30) |
38.1 (1.50) |
50.8 (2.00) |
48.3 (1.90) |
543.5 (21.4) |
| Source: weather.com[6] | |||||||||||||
Winds
In the spring, the winds from W and SW have the highest frequency. „Crivățul”, from the NE, brings the rain. In summer, the winds from W, NW and SW are felt more.
History
editPermanent housing. Formation of the village. As a result of the Peace of Passarowitz, for 21 years (1718-1739) Oltenia was part of the Austrian Empire. Around 1740, the shepherds who came temporarily to the Hunia estate dug sheds in the hillside ("under the hills") and settled here for the whole year. These underground dwellings were the first permanent homes in the village. Thus, literally, „the village of Hunia was established around 1740".[4]
Moving of the village. The epitropy (from Craiova) of the Madona Dudu church administered the Hunia estate in its entirety, until the reforms of A.I. Cuza from 1864.
Between the years 1778-1780 the inhabitants of Hunia and Maglavit moved from "under the hills" to "Pietriș", establishing the village of "Lovcea", on the bank of the Danube (today's Maglavit Beach). Here there were also disadvantages: in winter, the ice sheets blocked the course of the Danube, the waters overflowed the banks, flooding the village, and in the summer, there was the risk of the sand being permanently blown away by the wind.
After 1800 the inhabitants of "Lovcea" returned to their original places, "under the hills"[4]. At the beginning of the 19th century, between the years 1813-1814, the plague epidemic known as the "Caragea's plague" took place. Due to the unsanitary conditions in the wet and dark brothels, dug into the ground on the hillside, the inhabitants would not have resisted, so from "under the hills" the inhabitants "came out" to the plain ("on the hill"), to the sun and to a dry place , in the Bujor area (most) and in the Măgura area (fewer), the places where the village is today.
Russo-Turkish wars. For 350 years, between 1568-1918, there were 12 wars between Russia and Turkey. In January 1854, during the Crimean War, Hunia was on the road on which the Turkish army (based in Calafat) crossed to the Cetate village, the scene of a battle between a Russian garrison and 18000 Turkish soldiers. The battle was inconclusive, though the Turks were unable to capture the village.
Landmarks
edit"St. Nicholas" Church
editThe "new" church (the third construction of the holy place) was built on the place where it still stands today, near the school.
The Stanca's Hillock (Măgura Stancăi)
editIt is located on Burebista str. near the intersection with I.L. Caragiale str.
According to a legend, at the end of the 16th century (1585-1600) Mrs. Stanca (wife of ruler Michael the Brave) would have stopped here, oh her way back to one of her visits to her estates (Salcia village) in the Mehedinti County. Traveling on the Danube, towards Calafat, the boat she was in, had to take refuge on a "lift" on the bank of the overflowing river, the waters passing then right at the base of the hills of the village of Hunia (later the four lakes/ponds in the area).
A real historical fact is that, during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), from the top of this hillock, in 1877 (May 16), Prince (Domnitor) Carol (from 1881, king Carol I of Romania) studied the army's deployment positions, on the bank of the Danube.
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2021 census". National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Ionescu, Ion (1939). Istoricul Comunei Hunia.
- ^ Mircea Preda, Maria Filip, Ana-Sofia David (1994). Judetele si orasele Romaniei in cifre si fapte (Counties and cities of Romania in figures and facts). Editura Departamentul pentru Administratia Publica Locala.
- ^ "Medii lunare pentru Calafat, Romania". weather.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
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