Densuș

Densuș
Densuș
Commune
	Densuș Church, view from the North
	Coat of arms
	Location in Hunedoara County
	Densuș Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 45°35′N 22°48′E / 45.583°N 22.800°E
Country	Romania
County	Hunedoara
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ionel-Adrian Vîrtopean (PSD)
Area	136.12 km2 (52.56 sq mi)
Elevation	392 m (1,286 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	1,301
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	337205
Area code	(+40) 02 54
Vehicle reg.	HD
Website	primariadensus.ro

Densuș (Hungarian: Demsus, German: Demsdorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania and the site of Densuș Church. It is composed of seven villages: Criva, Densuș, Hățăgel (Hacazsel), Peșteana (Nagypestény), Peștenița (Kispestény), Poieni (Pojény), and Ștei (Stejvaspatak).

Geography[edit]

The commune is situated at an altitude of 392 m (1,286 ft), in the foothills of the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, north of the Retezat Mountains. It lies on the banks of Râul Galben and its tributaries, the Breazova and Pârâul Fierului.

Densuș is located in the southwestern part of the county, on the border with Caraș-Severin County. It is situated in the historical and ethnographical area known as Țara Hațegului, 15 km (9.3 mi) west of its hub, the town of Hațeg. The commune is crossed by national road DN68 [ro], which connects Hațeg to Caransebeș.

Densuș Church[edit]

The St. Nicholas Church in Densuș is the oldest Orthodox stone church in Romania, dating from the 12th century. Built on the ruins of a construction from the 4th century, it has a square plan, with the nave pierced by a tower, resting on a vault and equipped with a deep semicircular apse. The entire construction is covered with stone slabs, with most of the material probably coming from nearby Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, the capital of Roman Dacia. Inside the church there are 15th century mural paintings made by artist Ștefan that show Jesus wearing Romanian traditional clothes.

Natives[edit]

Aron Densușianu (1837–1900), critic, literary historian, folklorist, and poet
Nicolae Densușianu (1846–1911), ethnologist and collector of Romanian folklore

References[edit]

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

Densuș Church, view from the front
Ovid Densusianu's bust in Densuș
Church in Hățăgel
Elijah the Profet's church in Peșteana

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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.

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v t e Hunedoara County, Romania
Cities	Deva (county seat) Brad Hunedoara Lupeni Orăștie Petroșani Vulcan
Towns	Aninoasa Călan Geoagiu Hațeg Petrila Simeria Uricani
Communes	Băcia Baia de Criș Băița Balșa Bănița Baru Bătrâna Beriu Blăjeni Boșorod Brănișca Bretea Română Buceș Bucureșci Bulzeștii de Sus Bunila Burjuc Cârjiți Cerbăl Certeju de Sus Crișcior Densuș Dobra General Berthelot Ghelari Gurasada Hărău Ilia Lăpugiu de Jos Lelese Lunca Cernii de Jos Luncoiu de Jos Mărtinești Orăștioara de Sus Pestișu Mic Pui Răchitova Rapoltu Mare Râu de Mori Ribița Romos Sălașu de Sus Sântămăria-Orlea Sarmizegetusa Șoimuș Teliucu Inferior Tomești Toplița Totești Turdaș Vălișoara Vața de Jos Vețel Vorța Zam

Geography[edit]

Densuș Church[edit]

Natives[edit]

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