Eibenthal Village is located in the south-west of Dubova Village, close to Svinița Village (Mehedinți county), real linguistic cradle of Czech minority from Romania.
The village was founded in 1827, during the second wave of Czechs colonization, which aimed the colonization of Austro-Hungarian Empire frontier zone for military reasons.

Back then, about 35 families from Plzen, Pribram, Kladno towns area have traveled by rafts from Vienna to Moldova Nouă and founded Eibenthal Village between 1826-1828. Their basic activities were logging and mining, which have been the main sources of income for people of Eibenthal. Lately, however, Eibenthal run down due to unfavorable economical conditions after 1989 Revolution, the migration of youth to the city and to Czech Republic and, consequently rapid aging. In 1934 there were 600 people who lived there and in 2000 there were only 302.

Eibenthal is a coal mining center; in 1840 are discovered coal deposits and opened first galleries; appears Baia Noua new village; 1856-1858 are discovered chromium geological deposits from Filipacioaca and Puscarski area; a narrow railway was linking Baia Noua with loading place for barges from Danube border, both later decommissioned after Iron Gates construction.

Customs over the year: Christmas and New Year caroling ; the Masked Week – Fărșang; watering the girls on Easter; burning witches – Palim Elii; May Festival – Majovi Svatky); cycle life customs (wedding); Catholic Community Feasts; the annual pilgrimage to Maria Ciclova on August 15 or September 8; Christmas Fast; recipes for pancakes with potato dough, smokiness cabbage, pemesti bagels.