Lupac

Lupac
—  Commune  —
Location in Caraş-Severin County
Lupac Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°17′N 21°49′E / 45.283°N 21.817°E / 45.283; 21.817Coordinates: 45°17′N 21°49′E / 45.283°N 21.817°E / 45.283; 21.817
Country	Romania
County	Caraş-Severin County
Government
– Mayor	Marian Vlasici (Marijan Vlašić) (PD)
Population (2002)[1]
– Total	3,023
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Lupac (Romanian: Lupac; Croatian: Lupak; Hungarian: Kiskrassó) is a commune in Caraş-Severin County, Romania. In 2002, its population numbered 3,023 people and was mostly made up of Krashovani Croats. It is composed of four villages: Clocotici (Klokotič; Krassócsörgő), Lupac, Rafnic (Ravnik; Kengyeltó) and Vodnic (Vodnik; Vizes).

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):^[2]

• Croat (Krashovani) (93.38%)
• Romanians (5.32%)
• Others.

Languages

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

Religion

Most of the inhabitants of the commune (95.33%) are Roman Catholics.

See also

• Banat
• Caraş-Severin County
• Croats of Romania

References

1. ^ (Romanian) "Lupac", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on August 22, 2009
2. ^ EDRC.ro

External links

• Census data