Nițchidorf
Nițchidorf | |
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Commune | |
![]() Nițchidorf within Timiș County | |
![]() ![]() Nițchidorf Nițchidorf within Romania | |
Coordinates: RO 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E / 45.58250°N 21.53083°ECoordinates: RO 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E / 45.58250°N 21.53083°E | |
Country |
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County |
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Established | 1784 |
Founded by | Kristof Niczky |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dănuț Drăghici (PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 64.13 km2 (24.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
Population (July 1, 2007) | |
• Total | 1,570 |
• Density | 24/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Postal code | 307295 |
Area code | (+40) 256 |
![](../I/m/Krist%C3%B3f_Niczky_(1725-1787).jpg)
Kristóf Niczky (1725-1787), the founder of the settlement
Nițchidorf (German: Nitzkydorf; Hungarian: Niczkyfalva) is a commune in Timiș County in the Banat region of Romania.
Geography
It is located in the southwest of Romania, at 30 km (19 mi) from Timișoara. Nițchidorf has 1,599 inhabitants (2005), and a total area of 64.13 km2 (24.76 sq mi). The commune is composed of three villages: Blajova (Balázsd), Duboz (Temesdoboz) and Nițchidorf.
History
It was first mentioned in 1784. The commune was named after its founder, count Kristóf Niczky. Historically, it was inhabited mostly by German-speaking Banat Swabians, most of whom abandoned Romania in the 1980s. Ioan Mașcovescu of the Social Democratic Party has been mayor since 2004.
Demographics
Demographic evolution according to ethnicity | |||||||
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Year | Romanians | Germans | Hungarians | Roma | Others | Total | |
1880 | 1,015 | 1,803 | 19 | N/A | 24 | 2,861 | |
1910 | 1,226 | 2,123 | 71 | N/A | 35 | 3,455 | |
1941 | 1,035 | 2,078 | 29 | N/A | 15 | 3,157 | |
1977 | 956 | 1,131 | 14 | - | 5 | 2,106 | |
1992 | 1,411 | 59 | 21 | - | 64 | 1,555 | |
2002 | 1,465 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 61 | 1,584 |
Notable residents
- Herta Müller (born 1953), German author and 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Sebastian Kräuter (1922-2008), Roman Catholic bishop of the Timişoara diocese between 1990 and 1999.
External links
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