Hoghiz
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Brașov
|population_total = auto
|name = Hoghiz
|other_name = Olthévíz
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|image_map = Hoghiz jud Brasov.jpg
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|image_skyline = Castra of Hoghiz - View from Ungra.jpg
|image_caption = View from Ungra of Castra of Hoghiz
|leader_name = Ioan Buta
|leader_party = PSD
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|45|59|N|25|18|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation = 479
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|area_total = 178.38
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|postal_code = 507095
|area_code = (+40) 02 68
|website = {{url|https://www.comunahoghiz.ro}}
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File:Hoghiz Kalnoky Haller.JPG
Hoghiz ({{langx|de|Warmwasser}}; {{langx|hu|Hévíz}} or Olthévíz) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogata Olteană (Oltbogát), Cuciulata (Katscheloden; Kucsuláta), Dopca (Dopich; Datk), Fântâna (Olthidegkút), Hoghiz and Lupșa (Lupsa).
Geography
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the left bank of the Olt River. It is located in the northern part of the county, {{cvt|10|km}} from the town of Rupea and {{cvt|56|km}} from the county seat, Brașov.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, 68.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 27.8% Hungarians and 3.6% Roma. At the 2002 census, 66.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 17.6% Unitarian, 8.4% Reformed, 3.1% Pentecostal and 2.8% Roman Catholic.
Natives
- Viorel Morariu (1931–2017), rugby union player
- Aron Pumnul (1818–1866), philologist, teacher, and national and revolutionary activist
Villages
=Cuciulata=
The village of Cuciulata was first attested in a document of 1372 as Vila Roczolod. It also appears as Kucsalota (1589), Kucstulata (1637) and Kociulata (1648). It is located on the south banks of Olt River at the base of the Perșani Mountains, and is crossed by Lupșa Creek. The road DJ104 passes through the village center and DC20 road connects Cuciulata to Lupșa village. Archaeological excavations have shown the existence of a settlement in this place in the Bronze Age. The ruins of a 1st-century BC Dacian stronghold have also been discovered. Among the monuments in the village are a {{ill|Wooden church of Cuciulata|lt=wooden church|ro|Biserica de lemn din Cuciulata}} dating from 1700-1752 and a stone Orthodox church from 1784 to 1791.
See also
File:Biserica reformata din Hoghiz (3).jpg
- Castra of Hoghiz
- Dacian fortress of Cuciulata
- {{ill|Reformed church of Hoghiz|ro|Biserica reformată din Hoghiz}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Braşov County}}
Category:Communes in Brașov County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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