Buceș

Buceș
Commune
Rural landscape from Stănija
Location in Hunedoara County
Buceș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°11′N 22°56′E
Country	Romania
County	Hunedoara
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Traian Achim-Mărcuș (PNL)
Area	122.63 km^2 (47.35 sq mi)
Elevation	361 m (1,184 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,595
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	337135
Area code	(+40) 0254
Vehicle reg.	HD
Website	www.buces.ro

Buceș (Hungarian: Bucsesd) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Buceș, Buceș-Vulcan, Dupăpiatră (Dupapiátra), Grohoțele, Mihăileni (Miheleny), Stănija (Sztanizsa), and Tarnița.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	2,381	—
2011	1,961	−17.6%
2021	1,595	−18.7%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,595; of those, 88.6% were Romanians and 5.4% Roma.^[2]

Gallery

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  Wooden church in Stănija
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  Interior of the wooden church from Stănija
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  Buceș in the Josephinische Landesaufnahme cadastral maps, 1769-72
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  Vulcan Mountain seen from Buceș
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  Road sign near Stănija and Dupăpiatră
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  Orthodox church in Mihăileni
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  Mihăileni Dam
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  Orthodox church in Buceș-Vulcan

References

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.

External links

• Buceş Town Hall Website (in Romanian)
• History of Buceş (in Romanian)