Fârdea

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Fârdea
Commune
The Orthodox church in Fârdea
The Orthodox church in Fârdea
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Fârdea is located in Romania
Fârdea
Fârdea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°44′20″N 22°09′37″E / 45.7389°N 22.1603°E / 45.7389; 22.1603
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–) Maria-Rovena-Violeta Dobrean (PSD)
Area
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131.06 km2 (50.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,562
 • Density11.92/km2 (30.87/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307165–307172
Vehicle reg.TM
Websiteprimariafirdea.ro

Fârdea (Hungarian: Ferde; German: Ferden; Serbian: Фердија, romanized: Ferdija)[3] is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Drăgșinești, Fârdea (commune seat), Gladna Montană, Gladna Română, Hăuzești, Mâtnicu Mic and Zolt.

Geography

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Fârdea is located in the eastern extremity of Timiș County, at the foot of Poiana Ruscă Mountains. The relief has the appearance of a huge amphitheater descending from the edges of the commune to the central depression valleys with some steep hills in the southeast and softer ones in the northwest.[4]

History

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Fârdea was first mentioned in a Hungarian diploma in 1361.[5] It was one of the most important medieval settlements in Banat, where a Vlach district has existed since ancient times.[5] In the 14th–15th centuries it was called Turd, which comes from Furd, a personal name mentioned around 1291.[6] In a document from 1454, the chapter from Arad reports to Ladislaus V that John Hunyadi became the owner of the Romanian district of Twerd. The document mentions that this district included the villages of Bănia, Lower and Upper Gladna, Prodanfalva, Zolthur, Cărămida, Dryinfalva, Brekafalva, Lower and Upper Igazfalva, Puril, Mâtnic, Boglyafalva, Costenești and Stefanfalva,[6] many of which no longer exist. At the end of the 15th century, the district no longer belonged to Temes County, but to Hunyad County.[7]

Demographics

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Ethnic composition (2021)[8]
  1. Romanians (92.6%)
  2. Others (7.37%)
Religious composition (2021)[9]
  1. Orthodox (81.0%)
  2. Baptists (5.56%)
  3. Pentecostals (4.99%)
  4. Unknown (6.72%)
  5. Others (1.69%)

Fârdea had a population of 1,562 inhabitants at the 2021 census, down 10.74% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (92.63%).[8] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (81.04%), but there are also minorities of Baptists (5.56%) and Pentecostals (4.99%). For 6.72% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[9]

Census[10] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Roma
1880 3,271 3,135 –
1890 3,281 3,161 –
1900 3,430 3,273 –
1910 3,470 3,316 –
1920 3,277 3,226 –
1930 3,217 3,150 31
1941 3,172 3,149 –
1956 2,846 2,842 –
1966 3,164 3,144 –
1977 2,899 2,781 88
1992 2,164 2,086 46
2002 1,919 1,845 48
2011 1,750 1,649 26
2021 1,562 1,447 4

Politics and administration

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The commune of Fârdea is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 11 councilors. The mayor, Maria-Rovena-Violeta Dobrean, from the Social Democratic Party, has been in office since 2020. As from the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political parties:[11]

Party Seats Composition
Social Democratic Party 7
National Liberal Party–Social Liberal Humanist Party 2
Alliance for the Union of Romanians 1
Romanian Ecologist Party 1

Notable people

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  • Orthodox church in Drăgșinești
    Orthodox church in Drăgșinești
  • Orthodox church in Gladna Montană
    Orthodox church in Gladna Montană
  • Orthodox church in Gladna Română
    Orthodox church in Gladna Română
  • Orthodox church in Mâtnicu Mic
    Orthodox church in Mâtnicu Mic
  • Wooden church in Zolt
    Wooden church in Zolt
  • Lake Surduc
    Lake Surduc

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fârdea.
  1. ^ "Primăria Fârdea". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  2. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Popov, Dejan (2018). Bugarski, Stevan (ed.). "Свештенство Епархије темишварске 1797. године" (PDF). Темишварски зборник. 10. Novi Sad: Матица српска: 177–197.
  4. ^ "Informații generale". Primăria comunei Fârdea.
  5. ^ a b "Istorie". Primăria comunei Fârdea.
  6. ^ a b Vuia, Iuliu (1929). "Districtus Walachorum" (PDF). Analele Banatului. 2 (3): 35–37.
  7. ^ Băbescu, Traian (2003). Monografia comunei Fârdea. Timișoara: Mirton. ISBN 973-661-001-2.
  8. ^ a b "Populația rezidentă după etnie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  9. ^ a b "Populația rezidentă după religie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  10. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  11. ^ "Alegeri locale 2024". Rezultate Vot.