Hoghiz is a commune in Braşov County

Brasov County

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, Romania

Romania

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. It is composed of six villages: Bogata Olteană, Cuciulata (Katscheloden; Kucsuláta), Dopca, Fântâna, Hoghiz and Lupşa.

At the 2002 census, 62.2% of inhabitants were Romanians

Romanians

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, 29.8% Hungarians and 7.8% Roma. 66.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 17.6% Unitarian

Unitarian Church of Transylvania

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, 8.4% Reformed, 3.1% Pentecostal

Pentecostal Union of Romania

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 and 2.8% Roman Catholic.

Cuciulata

Cuciulata village was first attested in a document of 1372 as Vila Roczolod. It also appears as Kucsalota (1589), Kucstulata (1637) and Kociulata (1648). It is located on the south banks of Olt River

Olt River

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 at the base of the Perşani Mountains

Perșani Mountains

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, and is crossed by Lupşa Creek. The road DJ104 passes through the village center and DC20 road connects Cuciulata to Lupşa village. Archaeological excavations have shown the existence of a settlement in this place in the Bronze Age. The ruins of a 1st century BC Dacia

Dacia

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n stronghold have also been discovered. Among the monuments in the village are a wooden church dating from 1700-1752 and a stone Orthodox church from 1784-1791.

Natives

• Viorel Morariu
  Viorel Morariu
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• Aron Pumnul
  Aron Pumnul
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