Parța

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Parța
Commune
Timiș River in Parța
Timiș River in Parța
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Parța is located in Romania
Parța
Parța
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°38′N 21°8′E / 45.633°N 21.133°E / 45.633; 21.133
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–) Daniel Drăgan (PNL)
Area
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61.37 km2 (23.70 sq mi)
Elevation
86 m (282 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,351
 • Density38.31/km2 (99.22/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307396
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.primariaparta.ro

Parța (Hungarian: Parác; German: Paratz; Serbian: Парац, romanized: Parac) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Parța, and was part of Șag commune until 2004.[3]

History

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See also: Parța Neolithic Sanctuary

Parța was first documented in 1334 as Parkas, and in 1417 the settlement of Maraz, with town (market) status, is recorded near Parța.[1] At the conscription (census) carried out in 1717 by the Austrians, after the conquest of Banat, the settlement had 84 houses and was called Paraz.[1]

In 1878, during the regularization of the Timiș River, traces of a Neolithic settlement on three levels were discovered here, in which pottery specific to the Vinča culture was found. The first systematic excavations of the site began in 1931 and were completed only in 1985.[4] Over the course of five decades, the following have been discovered here: two Neolithic sanctuaries, one with monumental statues, relocated and restored in Timișoara's National Museum of Banat, another overlapping the first one from which only one altar has been preserved, household shrines or altars, about 150 houses and complexes and four dwellings with 4–5 rooms, some of which have a suspended floor or an upper floor.[5]

Demographics

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Ethnic composition (2021)[6]
  1. Romanians (81.5%)
  2. Roma (3.27%)
  3. Hungarians (1.99%)
  4. Serbs (1.23%)
  5. Unknown (11.3%)
  6. Others (0.63%)
Religious composition (2021)[7]
  1. Orthodox (52.1%)
  2. Greek Catholics (15.3%)
  3. Pentecostals (11.1%)
  4. Roman Catholics (5.82%)
  5. Baptists (1.19%)
  6. Unknown (11.9%)
  7. Others (1.73%)
  8. Irreligious, atheists and agnostics (0.72%)

Parța had a population of 2,351 inhabitants at the 2021 census, up 8.24% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (81.53%), larger minorities being represented by Roma (3.27%), Hungarians (1.99%) and Serbs (1.23%). For 11.35% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[6] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (52.14%), but there are also minorities of Greek Catholics (15.31%), Pentecostals (11.14%), Roman Catholics (5.82%) and Baptists (1.19%). For 11.95% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[7]

Census[8] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Serbs
1880 2,226 1,455 160 290 – 297
1890 2,744 1,543 411 489 – 281
1900 2,813 1,444 521 541 – 284
1910 2,739 1,333 543 559 – 252
1920 2,761 1,346 567 539 – –
1930 2,633 1,498 367 527 22 194
1941 2,404 1,310 448 438 – –
1956 2,021 – – – – –
1966 1,935 1,136 341 277 27 138
1977 2,034 1,358 277 208 60 120
1992 1,420 1,066 150 78 56 65
2002 1,752 1,412 129 61 88 59
2011 2,172 1,747 129 43 101 44
2021 2,351 1,917 47 7 77 29

Politics and administration

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The commune of Parța is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 11 councilors. The mayor, Daniel Drăgan, from the National Liberal Party, has been in office since 2020. As of the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political parties:[9]

Party Seats Composition
National Liberal Party 6
Social Democratic Party 4
Save Romania Union 1

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Statutul comunei Parța" (PDF). Primăria comunei Parța. p. 3.
  2. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Lege nr. 84 din 5 aprilie 2004 pentru înființarea unor comune". Portal Legislativ.
  4. ^ "The Neolithic Sanctuary of Parța". Romanian Cultural Institute.
  5. ^ Lazarovici, Gheorghe; Merlini, Marco; Lazarovici, Magda. "Șantierul arheologic Parța. Casa Cerbului, 1-15 iulie 2005". The Global Prehistory Consortium.
  6. ^ a b "Populația rezidentă după etnie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  7. ^ a b "Populația rezidentă după religie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  8. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  9. ^ "Alegeri locale 2024". Rezultate Vot.