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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = commune
|county             = Bistrița-Năsăud
|name               = Rodna
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       = ROU BN Rodna CoA.jpg
|image_skyline      = RO BN Rodna.JPG
|image_caption      = Downtown Rodna
|image_location     = 
|image_map          = Rodna jud Bistrita-Nasaud.png
|map_caption        = Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
|leader_name        = Valentin Iosif Grapini
|leader_party       = PSD
|leader_term        = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates        = {{coord|47|25|18|N|24|48|44|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation          = 584
|elevation_min      = 
|elevation_max      = 
|area_total         = 224.15
|area_footnotes     = 
|population_as_of   = 
|population_total   = auto
|population_footnotes = 
|postal_code        = 427245
|area_code          = (+40) 02 63
|website            = {{URL|https://comunarodna.ro/}}
}}
'''Rodna''' (formerly ''Rodna Veche''; {{langx|hu|Óradna, Radna}}; {{langx|de|Altrodenau}}) is a [[Commune in Romania|commune]] in [[Bistrița-Năsăud County]], [[Transylvania]], [[Romania]]. It is composed of two villages, Rodna and Valea Vinului (''Radnaborberek'').

Its name is derived from a Slavic word, ''[[wikt:ruda|ruda]]'', meaning "[[iron ore]]", originally being known as ''Rudna'' in 14th century documents.<ref name="iordan">{{cite book |last=Iordan |first=Iorgu |author-link=Iorgu Iordan |title=Toponimia romînească |oclc=460710897 |year=1963 |publisher=Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne |location=Bucharest |page=99}}</ref>

==Geography==
The commune is located in the northeastern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, {{cvt|50|km}} from the county seat, [[Bistrița]], on the border with [[Maramureș County]]. It is situated at an altitude of {{cvt|584|m}}, on the southern slopes of the [[Rodna Mountains]]. The [[Rodna Mountains National Park]] is partly located on the administrative territory of the commune.

The [[Someșul Mare|Someșul Mare River]], which has its source in the Rodna Mountains, flows east to west through Rodna village. The river [[Pârâul Băilor]] flows north to south through [[Valea Vinului]] village, discharging into the Someșul Mare in the center of Rodna village, near the ruins of the old tower.

Rodna village is crossed by the [[Roads in Romania|national road]] {{ill|DN17D|ro}}, which starts in [[Beclean]], {{cvt|70|km}} to the southwest, crosses the [[Carpathian Mountains]] through the {{ill|Rotunda Pass|ro|Pasul Rotunda}}, and ends in [[Cârlibaba|Fluturica]], [[Suceava County]], {{cvt|34|km}} to the northeast.

==History==
[[File:1901 O-Radna 10fillér Transylvania.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Kingdom of Hungary 10 fillér stamp, cancelled Ó-RADNA, in 1901]]

During the [[Late Middle Ages]], the [[Transylvanian Saxon]]-inhabited village was sacked by the [[Mongols]] during their [[Mongol invasion of Europe|invasion]] of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]. After 1570, the settlement became part of the [[Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)|Principality of Transylvania]]. 

Between 1711 ([[Treaty of Szatmar]]) and 1918, Rodna was part of the [[Habsburg monarchy]], province of Transylvania;<ref>Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.</ref> in [[Transleithania]] after the [[compromise of 1867]]. A post-office was opened in 1856, later named ''Ó-Radna'' ("Old Rodna"). In 1876, the village became part of [[Beszterce-Naszód County]].

In the aftermath of [[World War I]], the [[Union of Transylvania with Romania]] was declared in December 1918. At the start of the [[Hungarian–Romanian War]] of 1918–1919, the locality passed under Romanian administration; after the [[Treaty of Trianon]] of 1920, it became part of the [[Kingdom of Romania]]. In 1925, Rodna became the seat of [[Plasă|Plasa]] Rodna in [[Năsăud County]]. In August 1940, under the auspices of [[Nazi Germany]], which imposed the [[Second Vienna Award]], [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Hungary]] retook the territory of [[Northern Transylvania]] (which included Rodna) from Romania. Towards the end of [[World War II]], however, the commune was taken back from Hungarian and [[Nazi Germany|German]] troops by Romanian and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] forces in October 1944, and reverted to Năsăud County.

In 1950, the commune became part of {{ill|Rodna Region|ro|Regiunea Rodna}}, while in 1952 it fell in the Năsăud [[raion]] of [[Cluj Region]]. In 1968, a new administrative law was adopted, and Rodna became part of Bistrița-Năsăud County.

==Natives==
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|2002 |6313
|2011 |5777
|2021 |6003
}}
*[[Florian Porcius]] (1816–1906), botanist and administrator
*[[Francisc Zavoda]] (1927–2011), footballer
*[[Vasile Zavoda]] (1929–2014), football player and manager

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gallery
|File:RO BN Biserica greco-catolică „Sf.M. Mc. Gheorghe” din Rodna.jpg|{{ill|Saint George Church in Rodna|lt=Saint George Greek Catholic church|ro|Biserica Sfântul Gheorghe din Rodna}} in Rodna
|File:Ruins rodna veche.jpg|Ruins of the church's tower
|File:Rodna kirche.jpg|[[Romanian Orthodox Church|Orthodox church]]
|File:Rodna bhf berge.jpg|Train station
}}

{{Bistriţa-Năsăud County}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County]]
[[Category:Localities in Transylvania]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Romania]]
[[Category:Place names of Slavic origin in Romania]]

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