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Dalboșeț

Dalboșeț ( ) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 1,364 people as of 2021. It is composed of seven villages: Bârz, Boina, Boinița, Dalboșeț, Prislop, Reșița Mică (Kisresica), and Șopotu Vechi (Ósopot). Șopotu Vechi has many old water mills built on the Șopotu river, a tributary of the Nera river. It was there that Iosif Traian Bădescu, a future bishop of Caransebeș, was born in 1858.

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Dalboșeț ( ) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 1,364 people as of 2021. It is composed of seven villages: Bârz, Boina, Boinița, Dalboșeț, Prislop, Reșița Mică (Kisresica), and Șopotu Vechi (Ósopot). Șopotu Vechi has many old water mills built on the Șopotu river, a tributary of the Nera river. It was there that Iosif Traian Bădescu, a future bishop of Caransebeș, was born in 1858.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1858 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 1,364 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1858". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "1,364 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375730147

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