Ciudanovița (Hungarian: Csudafalva) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 444 people. It is composed of two villages, Ciudanovița and Jitin (Dicsény).
The commune is located in the west-central part of the county, at a distance of 23 km (14 mi) from Oravița and 30 km (19 mi) from the county seat, Reșița.
Demographicsedit
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1880
1,373
—
1910
1,253
−8.7%
1930
981
−21.7%
1977
1,728
+76.1%
2002
777
−55.0%
2011
657
−15.4%
2021
444
−32.4%
Source: Census data
At the 2011 census, Ciudanovița had a population of 657; of those, 92.24% were ethnic Romanians and 1.37% were ethnic Romani. At the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 444, of which 92.57% were ethnic Romanians.[3]
The Ciudanovița uranium mineedit
In the early 1950s, during the Soviet occupation of Romania, Sovromcuarț, a joint Soviet–Romanian enterprise (SovRom), developed a uranium mine at Ciudanovița. After initial prospections, the Soviets began uranium ore mining in 1952, using their own equipment and employing around 10,000 local workers; the ore was loaded into wagons and transported to the Soviet Union.[4][5] The mining required signifiant resources, and as a direct result Ciudanovița grew in population, reaching as high as 35,000 people. There was a local hospital, a cinema, restaurants, places with live music and draft beer and many shops. In 1957, the SovRoms were disbanded, and the exploitation was taken over by the Romanian state, which continued operating the mine until 1964, when the country’s war debts were settled.[6]
The mine was closed on October 1, 1997. The blocks of the former workers' colony have deteriorated, and some have been demolished, together with the former buildings of the mines, the hospital, the former railway station, the cultural home, and the former shops and canteens of the colony.[4][5] The surface readings in the residue area (called Golgota) are quite high, surpassing 1 μSv/h (2.8×10−5 rem/ks) in many places; a Geiger counter will sound the alarm when approaching the former mines.[6] At the mine's tailings dumps, the radioactivity is 100 times the alert limit.[7] From inside the galleries and abandoned shafts, radioactive gas emissions containing 222Rn (radon) and 220Rn (thoron) and mine waters loaded with radioactive suspensions come to the surface.[5]
Nativesedit
Romulus Ladea [ro] (1901–1970), sculptor
Referencesedit
^"Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^"Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
^ abGuță, Daniel (April 18, 2023). "Dosarele X din orașul-fantomă al uraniului. Experiența paranormală trăită de un român în adâncuri". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ abcBalint, Mario (August 24, 2016). "Epopeea uraniului bănățean de la exportul în URSS, în farfurie" (in Romanian). Radio România Actualități. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ ab"Ciudanovița, the people and the uranium". www.uradmonitor.com. April 16, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^Groza, Daniel (September 21, 2016). "Ciudanovița, locul din România unde radiațiile de uraniu depășesc de 100 de ori limita de alertă. Statul ascunde catastrofa". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved March 7, 2024.
External linksedit
DJ 573: Ciudanovița – Colonia Ciudanovița – Oravița–Anina railway line on YouTube
Uranium lumps, a documentary about the radioactive zone from Ciudanovița on YouTube
ciudanovița, hungarian, csudafalva, commune, caraș, severin, county, western, romania, with, population, people, composed, villages, jitin, dicsény, communecoat, armslocation, caraș, severin, countylocation, romaniacoordinates, 783countryromaniacountycaraș, se. Ciudanovița Hungarian Csudafalva is a commune in Caraș Severin County western Romania with a population of 444 people It is composed of two villages Ciudanovița and Jitin Dicseny CiudanovițaCommuneCoat of armsLocation in Caraș Severin CountyCiudanovițaLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 45 09 N 21 47 E 45 150 N 21 783 E 45 150 21 783CountryRomaniaCountyCaraș SeverinGovernment Mayor 2020 2024 Constantin Dorian Nebunu 1 PRO Area53 33 km2 20 59 sq mi Elevation234 m 768 ft Population 2021 12 01 2 444 Density8 3 km2 22 sq mi Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Postal code327085Area code 40 02 55Vehicle reg CSWebsiteprimariaciudanovita wbr ro Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 The Ciudanovița uranium mine 4 Natives 5 References 6 External linksGeography editThe commune is located in the west central part of the county at a distance of 23 km 14 mi from Oravița and 30 km 19 mi from the county seat Reșița Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 18801 373 19101 253 8 7 1930981 21 7 19771 728 76 1 2002777 55 0 2011657 15 4 2021444 32 4 Source Census data At the 2011 census Ciudanovița had a population of 657 of those 92 24 were ethnic Romanians and 1 37 were ethnic Romani At the 2021 census the population had decreased to 444 of which 92 57 were ethnic Romanians 3 The Ciudanovița uranium mine editIn the early 1950s during the Soviet occupation of Romania Sovromcuarț a joint Soviet Romanian enterprise SovRom developed a uranium mine at Ciudanovița After initial prospections the Soviets began uranium ore mining in 1952 using their own equipment and employing around 10 000 local workers the ore was loaded into wagons and transported to the Soviet Union 4 5 The mining required signifiant resources and as a direct result Ciudanovița grew in population reaching as high as 35 000 people There was a local hospital a cinema restaurants places with live music and draft beer and many shops In 1957 the SovRoms were disbanded and the exploitation was taken over by the Romanian state which continued operating the mine until 1964 when the country s war debts were settled 6 The mine was closed on October 1 1997 The blocks of the former workers colony have deteriorated and some have been demolished together with the former buildings of the mines the hospital the former railway station the cultural home and the former shops and canteens of the colony 4 5 The surface readings in the residue area called Golgota are quite high surpassing 1 mSv h 2 8 10 5 rem ks in many places a Geiger counter will sound the alarm when approaching the former mines 6 At the mine s tailings dumps the radioactivity is 100 times the alert limit 7 From inside the galleries and abandoned shafts radioactive gas emissions containing 222Rn radon and 220Rn thoron and mine waters loaded with radioactive suspensions come to the surface 5 Natives editRomulus Ladea ro 1901 1970 sculptorReferences edit Results of the 2020 local elections Central Electoral Bureau Retrieved 9 July 2021 Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de varstă pe județe și municipii orașe comune la 1 decembrie 2021 XLS National Institute of Statistics Populația rezidentă după grupa de varstă pe județe și municipii orașe comune la 1 decembrie 2021 in Romanian INSSE 31 May 2023 a b Guță Daniel April 18 2023 Dosarele X din orașul fantomă al uraniului Experiența paranormală trăită de un roman in adancuri Adevărul in Romanian Retrieved March 7 2024 a b c Balint Mario August 24 2016 Epopeea uraniului bănățean de la exportul in URSS in farfurie in Romanian Radio Romania Actualități Retrieved March 7 2024 a b Ciudanovița the people and the uranium www uradmonitor com April 16 2017 Retrieved March 7 2024 Groza Daniel September 21 2016 Ciudanovița locul din Romania unde radiațiile de uraniu depășesc de 100 de ori limita de alertă Statul ascunde catastrofa Adevărul in Romanian Retrieved March 7 2024 External links editDJ 573 Ciudanovița Colonia Ciudanovița Oravița Anina railway line on YouTube Uranium lumps a documentary about the radioactive zone from Ciudanovița on YouTube Ciudanovița The Perfect Jail on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ciudanovița amp oldid 1212499362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
