Pojejena
Commune in Caraș-Severin, Romania
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Pojejena (Romanian: Pojejena, pronounced [poʒeˈʒena]; Serbian: Пожежена or Požežena; Hungarian: Alsópozsgás) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania. The commune is located in the geographical area known as Clisura Dunării (Banatska Klisura in Serbian). It is composed of five villages: Belobreșca (Белобрешка; Fejérdomb), Divici (Дивић; Divécs), Pojejena, Radimna (Радимна; Rádonya), and Șușca (Шушка; Sisak). Since 2012, the International Pojejena Music Festival takes place there.
Pojejena
Пожежена / Požežena | |
|---|---|
Orthodox church in Pojejena | |
 Location in Caraș-Severin County | |
  Pojejena Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′N 21°35′E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Caraș-Severin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Mira Radovancovici (PSD) |
Area | 122.85 km2 (47.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,488 |
| • Density | 20.25/km2 (52.45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 327300 |
| Area code | +(40) 255 |
| Vehicle reg. | CS |
| Website | primariapojejena |
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,884 inhabitants; of those, 52.14% were Serbs, 45.84% Romanians, and 1.12% Romani. At the 2021 census, Pojejena had a population of 2,488, of which 53.05% were Romanians and 40.31% Serbs.[2]
Natives
- Slavomir Gvozdenovici (born 1953), writer and politician
Languages
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[3]
| Climate data for BPojejena | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2 (35) |
4 (39) |
11 (51) |
17 (62) |
22 (71) |
24 (75) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
24 (75) |
17 (62) |
9 (48) |
3 (37) |
15 (59) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−1 (30) |
1 (33) |
6 (42) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
14 (57) |
11 (51) |
7 (44) |
2 (35) |
−1 (30) |
6 (42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 66 (2.6) |
64 (2.5) |
61 (2.4) |
89 (3.5) |
140 (5.5) |
180 (7.1) |
140 (5.7) |
120 (4.9) |
91 (3.6) |
66 (2.6) |
69 (2.7) |
76 (3) |
1,200 (46) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||