Bilbor
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Harghita
|name = Bilbor
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU HR Bilbor CoA.jpg
|image_skyline = RO HR Bilbor schoolhouse.jpg
|image_caption = The Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu School in Bilbor
|image_location =
|image_map = Bilbor jud Harghita.png
|map_caption = Location in Harghita County
|leader_name = Ilie-Daniel Hângan{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=9 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PNL
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|47|03|55|N|25|29|25|E|display=it|region:RO_type:city}}
|elevation = 917
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 227.31
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 537020
|area_code = +40 x66
|website = {{URL|https://primariabilbor.ro/}}
}}
Bilbor ({{langx|hu|Bélbor}}, Hungarian pronunciation :{{convertIPA-hu|’|b|é|l|b|o|r}}) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bilbor and Răchitiș (Rakottyás).
Name
Its name is of Slavic origin, meaning white pine, derived from *bělъ, white and *borъ, pine.{{cite book |last=Iordan |first=Iorgu |author-link=Iorgu Iordan |title=Toponimia romînească |oclc=460710897 |year=1963 |publisher=Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne |location=Bucharest |page=92 }}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = [http://www.insse.ro INS, Census data]
|2002 |2859
|2011 |2638
|2021 |2328
}}
The commune has an absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 2,859; of those, 99.44% were Romanians and 0.55% Hungarians.{{Cite web | url=http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2568&judet_id=2739&localitate_id=2751 | title=Structura Etno-demografică a României }} According to religion, the population was divided as follows: 2,845 Romanian Orthodox, 12 Roman Catholic, 1 Greek Catholic, and 1 Evangelical Lutheran. At the 2021 census, Bilbor had a population of 2,328, of which 92.74% were Romanians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}
Natives
- Horațiu Giurgiu (1938–2024), basketball player
- Romul Nuțiu (1932–2012), abstract artist
- Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu (1876–1942), magazine publisher, non-fiction writer, and politician
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bilborul.ro Commune website]
{{Gallery
|File:Dezember-23-2007-Bilbor-SfNicolae-(autorVasileCristianStan).jpg|St. Nicholas wooden church in Bilbor
|File:Biserica de lemn „Sf. Nicolae” - Bilbor.jpg|Front view of the church
|File:Troiţă DJ174A porţiunea Topliţa-Bilbor.JPG|Wayside cross on the road from Bilbor to Toplița
}}
{{Communes of Harghita County}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes in Harghita County