Bals

1. The locality was named after the Balşiţa brook.
2. The name come from the Turkish word "Baliş" (honey) as there is an large apiculture area.
3. A boyar named Balş settled here in V-VI century.

Population

• 1864 - 1,700 inhabitants.
• 1884 - 2,500 inhabitants.
• 1921 - 5,000 inhabitants.
• 1938 - 5,300 inhabitants.
• 1948 - 6,128 inhabitants.
• 1973 - 11,578 inhabitants.
• 1992 - 24,560 inhabitants.
• 2002 - 21,195 inhabitants.

• 20,552 Romanians

• 619 Gypsies

• 16 Hungarians

• 2 Germans

• 1 Ukrainean

• 1 Turk

• 1 Chinese

• 1 Bulgarian

• 2 other nationalities

• 21,043 Ortodoxs

• 47 Adventists of 7th day (sp?)

• 36 Baptisti (sp?)

• 19 Penticostali (sp?)

• 8 Roman-catholics

• 5 Atheists

• 32 other religion

History

• 1450 - The estimate date when Bals was establish.
• 1564 - First mention of Bals in a document.

External Links

• http://www.bals.ro/portal/servlet/portal (in English and Romanian)

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