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Pojejena Пожежена / Požežena | |
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 Orthodox church in Pojejena | |
 Location in Caraș-Severin County | |
  Pojejena Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′N 21°35′E / 44.767°N 21.583°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Caraș-Severin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Mira Radovancovici (PSD) |
| Area | 122.85 km2 (47.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,488 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 327300 |
| Area code | +(40) 255 |
| Vehicle reg. | CS |
| Website | primariapojejena |
Pojejena (Romanian: Pojejena, pronounced [poʒeˈʒena]; Serbian: Пожежена or Požežena; Hungarian: Alsópozsgás) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania. The commune is located in the geographical area known as Clisura Dunării (Banatska Klisura in Serbian). It is composed of five villages: Belobreșca (Белобрешка; Fejérdomb), Divici (Дивић; Divécs), Pojejena, Radimna (Радимна; Rádonya), and Șușca (Шушка; Sisak). Since 2012, the International Pojejena Music Festival takes place there.
Demographics
[edit]At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,884 inhabitants; of those, 52.14% were Serbs, 45.84% Romanians, and 1.12% Romani. At the 2021 census, Pojejena had a population of 2,488, of which 53.05% were Romanians and 40.31% Serbs.[2]
Natives
[edit]- Slavomir Gvozdenovici (born 1953), writer and politician
Languages
[edit]The commune is officially bilingual, with both Romanian and Serbian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice.
Climate
[edit]Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[3]
| Climate data for BPojejena | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2 (35) | 4 (39) | 11 (51) | 17 (62) | 22 (71) | 24 (75) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 24 (75) | 17 (62) | 9 (48) | 3 (37) | 15 (59) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (28) | −1 (30) | 1 (33) | 6 (42) | 10 (50) | 13 (55) | 14 (57) | 14 (57) | 11 (51) | 7 (44) | 2 (35) | −1 (30) | 6 (42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 66 (2.6) | 64 (2.5) | 61 (2.4) | 89 (3.5) | 140 (5.5) | 180 (7.1) | 140 (5.7) | 120 (4.9) | 91 (3.6) | 66 (2.6) | 69 (2.7) | 76 (3) | 1,200 (46) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Climate Summary for Pojejena
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 14, 2013.
