Dobra, Hunedoara

Dobra (Hungarian: Dobra or Hunyaddobra) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, close to the city of Deva. It is composed of thirteen villages: Abucea (Abucsa), Bujoru (Sztregonya), Dobra, Făgețel (Fazacsel), Lăpușnic (Lapusnyak), Mihăilești (Mihalesd), Panc (Pánk), Panc-Săliște (Pánkszelistye), Rădulești (Radulesd), Roșcani (Roskány), Stâncești (Sztancsesd), Stâncești-Ohaba (Sztancsesdohába) and Stretea (Sztrettye).

Dobra
Commune
Wooden church in Stâncești village
Location in Hunedoara County
Dobra
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°54′30″N 22°37′20″E
Country Romania
CountyHunedoara
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,345
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.HD

At the 2011 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were Romanians, 1.3% Roma and 0.7% Hungarians.

Stâncești village was part of the defunct Stâncești-Ohaba Commune until 1956, when it became independent. It then joined Lăpușnic in 1966 and Dobra in 1968. Its population was 172 in 1966, falling to 124 by 1992. During censuses taken in the period, over 98% of inhabitants declared themselves as Romanians.[2][3]

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. (in Hungarian) "Etnikai statisztikák", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank; retrieved July 7, 2012
  3. (in Hungarian) "Helységnévtár", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank; retrieved July 7, 2012
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