Nitchidorf
Encyclopedia
Niţchidorf is a commune in Timiş County
in the Banat
region of Romania
.
. Niţchidorf has 1,599 inhabitants (2005), and a total area of 64.13 km² (24.8 sq mi). The commune is composed of three villages: Blajova, Duboz and Niţchidorf.
. Historically, it was inhabited mostly by German-speaking Banat Swabians
. Ioan Maşcovescu of the Social Democratic Party
has been mayor since 2004.
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....
in the 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...
region of 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...
.
Geography
It is located in the southwest of Romania, at 30 km (18.6 mi) from TimişoaraTimisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
. Niţchidorf has 1,599 inhabitants (2005), and a total area of 64.13 km² (24.8 sq mi). The commune is composed of three villages: Blajova, Duboz and Niţchidorf.
History
It was first mentioned in 1784. The commune was named after its founder, count Kristóf NiczkyKristóf Niczky
Kristóf Niczky was an influent Habsburg bureaucrat under Maria Theresa and Joseph II.- Biography :He rose to the rank of count in 1765...
. Historically, it was inhabited mostly by German-speaking Banat Swabians
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...
. Ioan Maşcovescu of the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Romania)
The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
has been mayor since 2004.
Demographics
| Demographic evolution of minorities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 MüllerHerta MüllerHerta Müller is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the effects of violence, cruelty and terror, usually in the setting of Communist Romania under the repressive Nicolae Ceauşescu regime which she experienced herself...
(born 1953), GermanGermansThe Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
author and 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureNobel Prize in LiteratureSince 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
. - Sebastian KräuterSebastian KräuterSebastian Kräuter was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Timişoara diocese in Romania between 1990 and 1999.-Biography:...
(1922-2008), Roman CatholicRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
bishop of the Timişoara dioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of TimisoaraThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Timişoara is a diocese in Romania established on 5 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. The Diocese of Cenad, corresponding to approximately the same region, had been created in 1030 by Stephen I of Hungary....
between 1990 and 1999.