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Oituz (formerly Grozești; Hungarian: Gorzafalva or Ojtoz) is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călcâi (Zöldlonka), Ferestrău-Oituz (Fűrészfalva), Hârja (Herzsa), Marginea, Oituz and Poiana Sărată (Sósmező).
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Map of Oituz 607365, Romania
Oituz was the site of two battles during the First World War: the First and Second Battle of Oituz.
According to Iorgu Iordan, the commune's name is of Turkic origin; otuz or oltuz means "thirty" in Turkish.
Poiana Sărată village is part of Transylvania; in Austria-Hungary, it belonged to Háromszék County, and was then in Trei Scaune County 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.