Romuli

Romuli
Commune
View of Romuli towards the south
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Romuli Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°32′N 24°26′E / 47.533°N 24.433°E / 47.533; 24.433
Country	Romania
County	Bistrița-Năsăud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Monița (PSD)
Area	102.29 km^2 (39.49 sq mi)
Elevation	565 m (1,854 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,714
• Density	16.76/km^2 (43.40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	427250
Area code	(+40) 02 63
Vehicle reg.	BN
Website	primariaromuli.ro

Romuli (Hungarian: Romoly) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dealu Ștefăniței (Szalanca) and Romuli.

Geography

The commune is located at the northern extremity of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 60 km (37 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița, on the border with Maramureș County. It is situated at an altitude of 565 m (1,854 ft), along the Dealul Ștefăniței Pass, in a hilly area between the Țibleș Mountains and the Rodna Mountains.

Romuli is crossed south to north by the national road DN17C [ro], which starts in Bistrița and ends in Vișeu de Sus, 33 km (21 mi) to the north. The commune has two train stations (one in Romuli and one in Dealu Ștefăniței), that serve the 118 km (73 mi) long CFR Line 409, which runs from Salva to Vișeu de Jos and on to Sighetu Marmației, on the border with Ukraine.

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	1,755	—
2011	1,672	−4.7%
2021	1,714	+2.5%
Source: Census data

Notable people

• Jacobo Langsner (1927–2020), Uruguayan playwright^[2]

References

1. "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Para leer y conocer sobre Jacobo Langsner". CTNN2009 (in Spanish). 2011-06-28.

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  Church in Romuli
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  Church in Dealu Ștefăniței
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  A viaduct in Romuli, on the Salva–Vișeu de Jos railway line [ro]
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  Dealu Ștefăniței train station

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