Eșelnița

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For the river in Mehedinți County, see Eșelnița (river).
Eșelnița
Commune
Location in Mehedinți County
Location in Mehedinți County
Eșelnița is located in Romania
Eșelnița
Eșelnița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°42′N 22°22′E / 44.700°N 22.367°E / 44.700; 22.367Coordinates: 44°42′N 22°22′E / 44.700°N 22.367°E / 44.700; 22.367
CountryRomania
CountyMehedinți
Population
 (2011)[1]
2,565
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MH

Eșelnița (Hungarian: Jeselnica) is a commune located in Mehedinţi County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Eșelnița. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat. At the 2011 census, 74% of inhabitants were Romanians, 23.4% Roma and 2% Czechs.

The commune has borne a number of similar names: Jeselnița (1925-1932), Ieșelnița (1932-1950), Eselnița (1950-1956), Ieșelnița (1956-1996) and Eșelnița (since 1996).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ Attila Szabó (ed.), Erdély, Bánság És Partium Történeti És Közigazgatási Helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc, 2003, Pro-Print Könyvkiadó, ISBN 973-8468-01-9
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