Lugoj
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Timis County
Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....
, Banat
Banat
The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...
, western Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, situated on both banks of the Timiş River
Timis River
The Timiş or Tamiš is a 359 km long river originating from Țarcu Mountains , southern Carpathian Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania. It flows through the Banat region and flows into the Danube near Pančevo, in northern Serbia....
(which divides the city in two halves, the Romanian on the right and the German
Banat Swabians
The Banat Swabians are an ethnic German population in Southeast Europe, part of the Danube Swabians. They emigrated in the 18th century to what was then the Austrian Banat province, which had been left sparsely populated by the wars with Turkey. This once strong and important ethnic Banat Swabian...
on the left bank). It is the seat of the Eparchy of Lugoj
Eparchy of Lugoj
The Eparchy of Lugoj is a diocese of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic....
in the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic is an Eastern Catholic Church which is in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It is ranked as a Major Archiepiscopal Church and uses the Byzantine liturgical rite in the Romanian language....
. The city administers two villages, Măguri and Tapia.
History
Lugoj was once a strongly fortified place and of greater relative importance than at present. In August 1849 it was the last seat of the Hungarian revolutionary governmentHungarian Revolution of 1848
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas...
, and the last refuge of Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...
and several other leaders of the Revolution prior to their escape to the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.
In modern times, it was the home town of famous Dracula actor Bela Lugosi
Béla Lugosi
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...
. Lugosi's real family name was Blasko; the stagename Lugosi is the adjective form of Lugos, the town's Hungarian name.
Population and demographics
| Historical population of Lugoj | |||||||||||||
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 12,389 | 46.8% | 11.6% | 36.9% | |||||||||
| 1890 | 13,548 | 46% | 13.8% | 38.3% | |||||||||
| 1900 | 17,486 | 37.9% | 22.7% | 35.9% | |||||||||
| 1910 | 20,962 | 34.9% | 32.9% | 29.5% | |||||||||
| 1920 | 21,172 | 41.2% | 20.1% | 28.3% | |||||||||
| 1930 | 24,694 | 43.3% | 21.9% | 24.9% | |||||||||
| 1941 | 27,871 | 51.6% | 17% | 21.7% | |||||||||
| 1956 | 31,364 | 63.4% | 17.8% | 13.6% | |||||||||
| 1966 | 36,728 | 68% | 16.3% | 12.4% | |||||||||
| 1977 | 44,537 | 72.6% | 13.8% | 10.7% | |||||||||
| 1992 | 50,939 | 79.8% | 10.7% | 5.2% | |||||||||
| 2002 | 44,636 | 83% | 9.6% | 3% | |||||||||
| Detailed Demographics - 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Number | Percentage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanians Romanians The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania.... |
36,968 | 82.9% | |||||||||||
| Hungarians | 4,262 | 9.6% | |||||||||||
| Germans Germans of Romania The Germans of Romania or Rumäniendeutsche were 760,000 strong in 1930. They are not a single group; thus, to understand their language, culture, and history, one must view them as independent groups:... |
1,279 | 2.9% | |||||||||||
| Roma Roma minority in Romania The Roma constitute one of the major minorities in Romania. According to the 2002 census, they number 535,140 people or 2.5% of the total population, being the second-largest ethnic minority in Romania after Hungarians... |
1,075 | 2.4% | |||||||||||
| Ukrainians Ukrainians of Romania The Ukrainians are the third-largest ethnic minority in Romania. According to the 2002 Romanian census they number 61,091 people, making up 0.3% of the total population. Ukrainians claim that the number is actually 250,000-300,000. Ukrainians mainly live in northern Romania, in areas close to... |
705 | 1.6% | |||||||||||
| Other | 282 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Total | 44,571 | 100% | |||||||||||
Important institutions of higher learning
- Colegiul National Coriolan Brediceanu
- Colegiul National Iulia Hasdeu
- Grupul Scolar Aurel Vlaicu
- Colegiul Valeriu Braniste
- Universitatea Dragan
Notable people of Lugoj
- Filaret Barbu, composer
- Valeriu Branişte, publicist, politician
- Caius BrediceanuCaius BrediceanuCaius Brediceanu was a Romanian politician and diplomat.-Biography:Caius Brediceanu was born in Lugoj, being the second son of Coriolan Brediceanu. He started his studies in, continuing them in the German gymnasium in Sebeş, the German lyceum in Sibiu, and thereafter in Bucharest and Iaşi...
, diplomat - Coriolan Brediceanu, politician and journalist
- Tiberiu BrediceanuTiberiu BrediceanuTiberiu Brediceanu was a Romanian composer. He is the father of the composer and conductor Mihai Brediceanu....
, composer - Aurel CiupeAurel Ciupe-External links:*...
, painter - Georges Devereux, ethnopsychologist
- Iosif Constantin DrăganIosif Constantin DraganIosif Constantin Drăgan was a Romanian and Italian businessman, writer and historian. In 2005, he was the second wealthiest Romanian, according to the Romanian financial magazine Capital, having a wealth estimated at $850 million...
, businessman and author - Traian Grozăvescu, tenor
- Elemér Jakabffy, politician, scholar
- György KurtágGyörgy KurtágGyörgy Kurtág is a Hungarian composer of contemporary music.- Biography :György Kurtág was born in Lugoj in the Banat region, Romania.In 1946, he began his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where he met his wife, Márta, and also György Ligeti, who became a close friend...
, composer - Bela LugosiBéla LugosiBéla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...
, actor - Lavinia MiloşoviciLavinia MilosoviciLavinia Corina Miloşovici is a Romanian Olympic gymnast. An exceptionally successful athlete on the international competition circuit, Miloşovici, also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, is considered to be one of Romania's top gymnasts of the 1990s and one of the most prolific female...
, gymnast - Victor NeumannVictor NeumannVictor Neumann is a Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor at the West University in Timişoara. He is a well-known specialist in the recent cultural and intellectual histories of Eastern and Central Europe...
, historian - Dumitru Pirvulescu, wrestler
- Aurel PopoviciAurel PopoviciAurel C. Popovici was an ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian lawyer and politician of Serb origin...
, politician - Josef PosipalJosef PosipalJosef "Jupp" Posipal was a Romanian-born German footballer who was part of the 1954 FIFA World Cup winning German squad.Posipal was born to an ethnic German family in Lugoj, and lived much of his life in West Germany...
, soccer player - Ion ViduIon ViduIon Vidu , was a Romanian composer and choral conductor. Under his influence the small town of Lugoj, which up until that time had not had much in the way of artistic institutions, became a well-known center of choral music in Romania....
, composer and choral conductor - Camelia Voin, soprano
Twin towns — Sister cities
Lugoj is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Vršac
Vršac
Vršac is a town and municipality located in Serbia. In 2002 the town's total population was 36,623, while Vršac municipality had 54,369 inhabitants. Vršac is located in the Banat region, in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. It is part of the South Banat District.-Name:The name Vršac is of Serbian...
Szekszárd
Szekszárd
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Orléans
Orléans
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Jena
Jena
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Assos-Lecheo Nisporeni
Nisporeni
Nisporeni is a city located in the central part of Moldova. It has 20,000 inhabitants. The city is administrative center of the Nisporeni District.- Twin towns — Sister cities :Nisporeni is twinned with: Lugoj, Romania...
Monopoli
Monopoli
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