Gârnic

Gârnic
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Gârnic
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°47′N 21°48′E / 44.783°N 21.800°E / 44.783; 21.800
CountryRomania
CountyCaraș-Severin
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Ion Sporea (ADU)
Area
36.62 km2 (14.14 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
975
 • Density26.6/km2 (69.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
327215
Area code(+40) 0255
Vehicle reg.CS
Websitewww.primariagarnic.ro

Gârnic (Czech: Gerník; German: Weitzenried; Hungarian: Szörénybúzás) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania. It is composed of two villages, Gârnic and Padina Matei (Mátévölgye).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 1,376—    
1910 1,847+34.2%
1930 2,116+14.6%
1977 1,841−13.0%
2002 1,533−16.7%
2011 1,268−17.3%
2021 975−23.1%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 975; of those, 63.28% were Romanians and 16.92% Czechs.[2]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.