Nițchidorf
Nițchidorf (German: Nitzkydorf; Hungarian: Niczkyfalva) is a commune in Timiș County in the Banat region of Romania.
Nițchidorf | |
|---|---|
 Location in Timiș County | |
  Nițchidorf Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Timiș |
| Established | 1784 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dănuț Drăghici (PSD) |
| Area | 64.13 km2 (24.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 1,523 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 307295 |
| Area code | (+40) 256 |
| Vehicle reg. | TM |
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Kristóf Niczky (1725-1787), the founder of the settlement
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Timișoara diocese between 1990 and 1999.
External links
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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