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There are several rural localities (communes and villages) which also have Roma populations exceeding 5% of the total population, even though those are not listed here. In localities where Roma make up more than 20% of the population, the Romani language can be used when addressing local authorities, while state-funded education and bilingual ...
Buzescu is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Buzescu. It is well known for its wealthy Roma inhabitants and their extravagant Romani palaces. [3] [4] [5] At the 2002 census, 77% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians and 22.9% Roma. However, more recent estimates place the number at around 35% ...
[3] [4] For example, in 2007 the Council of Europe estimated that approximately 1.85 million Roma lived in Romania, [5] based on an average between the lowest estimate (1.2 to 2.2 million people [6]) and the highest estimate (1.8 to 2.5 million people [7]) available at the time. This figure is equivalent to 8.32% of the population.
Glod is a Roma village in the commune of Moroeni, Dâmbovița County, Romania, having a population of 1,723 as of 2011. The majority of residents are of Romani descent. Its name is an archaic word for "mud" in Romanian. The village is located near the towns of Pucioasa and Fieni.
[89] [90] [91] The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Roma, including "Gypsy". [92] However, it is the group's common name amongst Romani people in the United Kingdom. [93] Romani slaves were first shipped to the Americas with Columbus in 1498. [94]
Paleu (Hungarian: Hegyközpályi) is a commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Paleu, Săldăbagiu de Munte (Hegyközszáldobágy) and Uileacu de Munte (Hegyközújlak). These were part of Cetariu Commune until 2003, when they were split off.
A border incident occurred at the nearby village of Diosig on 4 September 1940. Towards the end of World War II , however, the town was taken back from Hungarian and German troops by Romanian and Soviet forces in October 1944 , during the initial stages of the Battle of Debrecen ; it became again part of Romania in March 1945.