Rodna

This article is about the commune. For the mountains, see Rodna Mountains.

Rodna
Commune
Rodna
Coordinates: 47°25′18″N 24°48′44″E / 47.42167°N 24.81222°E / 47.42167; 24.81222
Country	Romania
County	Bistriţa-Năsăud County
Population (2002)^[1]	6,313
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Rodna (formerly Rodna Veche; Hungarian: Óradna, Radna; German: Altrodenau) is a commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rodna and Valea Vinului (Radnaborberek).

Its name is derived from a Slavic word, ruda, meaning "iron ore", originally being known as Rudna in 14th century documents.^[2]

History

Kingdom of Hungary 10 fillér stamp, cancelled Ó-RADNA, in 1901.

During the Late Middle Ages, the Transylvanian Saxon-inhabited village was sacked by the Mongols during their invasion of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Between 1711 (Treaty of Szatmar) and 1918, Rodna was part of the Austrian monarchy, province of Transylvania;^[3] in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867. A post-office was opened in 1856, later named Ó-Radna ("Old Rodna").

Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania

Cities	Bistrița (county seat)

Towns	Beclean Năsăud Sângeorz-Băi

Communes	Bistrița Bârgăului Braniștea Budacu de Jos Budești Căianu Mic Cetate Chiochiș Chiuza Ciceu-Giurgești Ciceu-Mihăiești Coșbuc Dumitra Dumitrița Feldru Galații Bistriței Ilva Mare Ilva Mică Josenii Bârgăului Leșu Lechința Livezile Lunca Ilvei Maieru Matei Măgura Ilvei Mărișelu Miceștii de Câmpie Milaș Monor Negrilești Nimigea Nușeni Parva Petru Rareș Poiana Ilvei Prundu Bârgăului Rebra Rebrișoara Rodna Romuli Runcu Salvei Salva Sânmihaiu de Câmpie Silivașu de Câmpie Spermezeu Șanț Șieu Șieu-Odorhei Șieu-Măgheruș Șieuț Șintereag Târlișua Teaca Telciu Tiha Bârgăului Uriu Urmeniș Zagra

Coordinates: 47°25′18″N 24°48′44″E / 47.42167°N 24.81222°E / 47.42167; 24.81222

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
↑ Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 99. OCLC 460710897.
↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.

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