Pojejena

Pojejena Пожежена / Požežena
—  Commune  —
Location in Caraş-Severin County
Pojejena Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°46′N 21°35′E / 44.767°N 21.583°E / 44.767; 21.583
Country	Romania
County	Caraş-Severin County
Population (2002)[1]
– Total	3,300
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Pojejena (Romanian: Pojejena, pronounced [poʒeʒena];^{[needs stress]} Serbian: Пожежена or Požežena; Hungarian: Alsópozsgás) is a commune in Caraş-Severin County, Romania. Тhe commune is located in the geographical area known as Clisura Dunării (Banatska Klisura in Serbian). In 2002, its population numbered 3,300 people, of whom the majority are ethnic Serbs. It is composed of five villages: Belobreşca (Белобрешка; Fejérdomb), Divici (Дивић; Divécs), Pojejena, Radimna (Радимна; Rádonya) and Şuşca (Шушка; Sisak).

Demographics

In 2002, its population was made up of: [1]

• 52.09% Serbs
• 45.90% Romanians
• 1.15% Roma
• others.

Languages

The commune is officially bilingual, with both Romanian and Serbian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice.

See also

• Caraş-Severin County
• Clisura Dunării
• Serbs in Romania

References

1. ^ (Romanian) "Pojejena", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on August 23, 2009

Coordinates: 44°46′N 21°35′E / 44.767°N 21.583°E / 44.767; 21.583