General Berthelot

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General Berthelot (Fărcădinul de Jos until 1923, Berthelot between 1923 and 1964, Unirea between 1965 and 2001; Hungarian: Alsófarkadin; German: Unterwolfsdorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Crăguiș (Kraguis), Fărcădin (Felsőfarkadin), General Berthelot, Livezi (Gauricsa), and Tuștea (Tustya).

General Berthelot
The General Berthelot Villa
Location in Hunedoara County
Location in Hunedoara County
General Berthelot is located in Romania
General Berthelot
General Berthelot
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°37′N 22°53′E / 45.617°N 22.883°E / 45.617; 22.883
CountryRomania
CountyHunedoara
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Marina Huzoni (PNL)
Area
30.74 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Elevation
368 m (1,207 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
790
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
337235
Area code(+40) 02 54
Vehicle reg.HD
Websiteprimariaberthelot.ro

In 1923 and again in 2001, the commune was named after Henri Mathias Berthelot, a French general who was rewarded by King Ferdinand I of Romania for his role during World War I with properties in the village confiscated from the Nopcsa family.

References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
 
Fărcădin
 
Church in Tuștea