Oituz

For other uses, see Oituz (disambiguation).

Oituz (formerly Grozești; Hungarian: Gorzafalva) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călcâi (Zöldlonka), Ferestrău-Oituz (Fűrészfalva), Hârja (Herzsa), Marginea, Oituz and Poiana Sărată (Sósmező).

Oituz
Commune
Catholic church in Oituz
Location in Bacău County
Oituz Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°12′N 26°37′E
Country	Romania
County	Bacău
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Claudiu Petrișor[1] (PNL)
Area	202.23 km2 (78.08 sq mi)
Elevation	279 m (915 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	8,701
• Density	43.03/km2 (111.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	BC
Website	primariaoituz.ro

Oituz was the site of three battles during the First World War: the First, Second, and the Third Battle of Oituz.

According to Iorgu Iordan, the commune's name is of Turkic origin; otuz or oltuz means "thirty" in some Turkic languages.^[3][4][5]

Poiana Sărată village is part of Transylvania;^[6] in Austria-Hungary, it belonged to Háromszék County, and after a reorganization to Trei Scaune County in Romania until 1950.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, 99.8% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians and 0.2% Hungarians. 49.2% were Romanian Orthodox, 48.9% Roman Catholic and 1.8% Seventh-day Adventist.

Natives

• Eugen Cristescu (1895–1950)
• Aurora Gruescu (1914–2005)
• Ghiță Popp [ro] (1883–1967)