Comăna

Comăna
Commune
Country	Romania
County	Braşov County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Viorel Grusea (PNL)
Area
• Total	100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,635
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Comǎna (Template:Lang-de) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. , divided in the four villages: Comăna de Jos, Comăna de Sus, Crihalma and Ticușu Nou. Comăna de Jos, the main locality was an important administrative center of the eastern part of Făgăraș land, when Ștefan Mailat, who was born in Comăna de Jos ruled over Transylvania. The Comăna commune is situated in the middle of Romania, on the river Olt. The distance from the city of Fagaras is 27 km, and the city of Rupea is situated at 20 km.

History

In the current Comăna de Jos were discovered several human settlements, that attest the existence of early people on these places: the Bronze Age settlement from the 2 - 1 century B.C. La Tène (Cowboy Hill)is represented by a Hallstatt settlement of VIII-IX century and one of XI-XIII century from the early medieval era. In the Low Comana (Comăna de Jos)were investigated dwellings dug into the soil at different depths, being unveiled 14 huts and 18 little huts [2], with diverse planimetry with installation of fire ovens consisting of stone and clay [3]. Was also found and existing facilities upgraded fire outdoors. Archaeological research 1974-1976 concluded that construction traces, ruins and ceramics (by wheel and by hand) belong to various periods of time. Ceramic found here is similar to the one found in the areas inhabited by Dacians

It is the place where Ștefan Mailat was born , who became Prince of Transylvania. Comăna is located in The Country of Făgăraș ( Fagaras Land) having particular importance from here was done the administration of the eastern part of the country in the Middle Ages. Villages falling within the jurisdiction of this center were: Upper Comăna (Comăna de Sus), the Lower Venice, the Upper Venice , Crihalma (the King's Hill), the New Ticuşu, Cuciulata and Lupșa.

In the year 1733, when the Greek Catholic bishop Micu-Klein Inocenţiu decided to organize a census [5] in Transylvania, in the village of Lower Comana were reviewed of 34 families. In other words, in the Lower Comana of the year 1733, lived around 170 inhabitants. In the same census is to be noted in the Lower Comana two censuses were Greek Catholic priests, both having Iuon surname. In the Lower Comana there was a Greek Catholic church and a manse. [6] The name of the village was played in Hungarian: Alsó-Komana, whereas the results were intended to a committee consisting of non-Romanians, mostly Hungarians. [7] In the church, the Lower Comana year 1733 kept Protopopiatul in the neighboring town, the Lower Venice [8] [6]. Also in census of 1733 states that the Greek Catholic parish in the Lower Comana collected 11 carts of hay. [6]

In the interwar period and until the administrative reform of 6 September 1950 Comăna was part of the Făgăraş county who had the headquarter in the town of Fagaras.

Since 1950, when the administrative-territorial division, the counties of Romania were replaced after the Soviet model, into districts and regions, and to administrative reform in 1968, the Lower Comana was part of Fagaras district, Brasov region. Between 1950 - 1960, the Braşov region was named Stalin, with the capital in Stalin City, now Braşov.

Population

In the year of 2002 the population of Comăna commune was of 2,635 inhabitants.

The population between 1850 and 2002 acording to the official hungarians and romanian censuses.

Census of Comăna		Ethnic structure
Year	Population	Romanians	Hungarians	Germans	Rroma	Ukrainians	Other
1850	3.437	3.311	9	-	117
1857	3.578
1880	3.419	3.140	124	10	147
1890	3.383	3.164	158	9	52
1900	3.435	3.223	145	34	33		1
1910	3.580	3315	177	25	63	5	1
1920	3.620	3.569	37		14
1930	3.519	3.442	38	7	32
1941	3.312	3.69	18	-	225
1956	3.254	2.956	20	2	276
1966	3.135	2.867	23	-	245
1977	2.822	2.351	9	3	459
1992	2.619	1.575	11	1	1.032
2002	2.635	2.005	11	0	616	1	2

Natives

Ștefan Mailat (1502-1550) - captain of Făgăraș Castel and Priceps of Transylvania.