Lupac
Commune in Caraș-Severin, Romania
Lupac (Romanian: Lupac; Croatian: Lupak; Hungarian: Kiskrassó) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Banat, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Clocotici (Klokotič; Krassócsörgő), Lupac, Rafnic (Ravnik; Kengyeltó), and Vodnic (Vodnik; Vizes).
01Geography
The commune is situated in the foothills of the Banat Mountains, at an altitude of 240 m (790 ft), on the banks of the river Gelug. It located in the central part of the county, 8.6 km (5.3 mi) southwest of the county seat, Reșița.
02Demographics
At the 2002 census, the population of Lupac numbered 3,023 people and was mostly made up of Krashovani Croats (93.38%), with a minority of Romanians (5.32%); most of the inhabitants of the commune (95.33%) were Roman Catholic. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 2,677; of those, 86.59% were Croats, 7.28% Romanians, and 1.08% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had 2,423 inhabitants, of which 86.22% were Croats, 7.92% Romanians, and 1.24% Roma.
03Languages
The commune is officially bilingual, with both Romanian and Croatian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice (see Croats of Romania).
04Sports
AFC Voința Lupac is a football club based in the commune, currently playing in Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.
Sources and credits
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- Lupac jud Caras-Severin.png by Original uploader was Radufan at ro.wikipedia, Public domain
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