Dumbrava

History

Dumbrava was established in 1893 by colonizing with Reformed Hungarians from Vésztő, Makó, Köröstarcsa and Gyoma. the names seem to have been imposed by the Hungarian nobles, for there were no Hungarians living in the two villages. The two merged by 1464. The Hungarian colony was designed on the forests belonging to the state treasury. The perpendicular streets and houses made of raft typical of the Pannonian Steppe are still preserved today. The first recorded mention of Bucovăț dates from 1440, when it belonged to the Șoimoș Fortress. By 1514 there were two settlements: Bucovățul de Jos ("Lower Bucovăț") and Bucovățul de Sus ("Upper Bucovăț"), but in 1596 there was only one name for both. It belonged to Krassó-Szörény County, having always been inhabited by Romanians. They built their Orthodox church in 1780. Răchita was first mentioned in 1393. The village is also mentioned in Marsigli's notes from 1690–1700. At the 1717 census it had 30 houses. In the interwar period it belonged to Plasa Făget, Severin County.

Most-observed species

• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  74
• Ragweed

  Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
  42
• Johnson-grass

  Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
  36
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  24
• Jerusalem Artichoke

  Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
  21
• Canadian Fleabane

  Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  19
• Japanese Knotweed

  Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
  13
• False Virginia-creeper

  Parthenocissus inserta (A.Kern.) Fritsch · Magnoliopsida
  10

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2024-08-10
  5 km NNE of Ohaba Lungă, Romania
• M 4.7 — 2023-06-06
  6 km SW of Frumu?eni, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2023-05-22
  2 km S of Fântânele, Romania
• M 2.9 — 2016-03-18
  2 km SSE of Carani, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2014-10-31
  1 km NNE of Teregova, Romania
• M 4.6 — 2013-09-08
  1 km WSW of General Berthelot, Romania