Bara, Timiș

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Bara (Hungarian: Barafalva; German: Barr) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bara (commune seat), Dobrești, Lăpușnic, Rădmănești and Spata. Bara is located in the northeast of Timiș County, in a hilly area, 70 km (43 mi) from Timișoara and 30 km (19 mi) from Lugoj.

Bara
St. George Orthodox church in Bara
St. George Orthodox church in Bara
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Bara is located in Romania
Bara
Bara
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°53′35″N 21°52′50″E / 45.8931°N 21.8806°E / 45.8931; 21.8806
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Daniel Ursu[1] (PSD)
Area70.4 km2 (27.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
299
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307020–307024
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.comunabara.ro

History

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The first recorded mention of Bara dates from 1367.[4] The name Bara is of Slavic origin and, in medieval documents, is associated with the description "terra acquosa", meaning a marshy land. In 1440 Bara is taken from the prefect of Timiș by King Vladislav I and given to the Șoimoș Fortress.[5] By 1477 it was the property of the prefect of Pozsony, Miklós Bánffy.[5] Under the Turks it was destroyed and re-established in 1690–1700. In 1879 Bara was bought by Pavel Teodorescu and Constantin Florea.[5] The village was Romanian and remained mostly Romanian during the Austro-Hungarian rule.[5]

All the villages in the commune were massively depopulated after World War II. Spata, for instance, became a ghost village in 1997 with the death of the last native. However, the settlement was repopulated by several families of Transylvanian shepherds.[5]

Demographics

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Ethnic composition (2011)[6]

  Romanians (97.94%)
  Unknown (1.8%)
  Others (0.26%)

Religious composition (2011)[7]

  Orthodox (97.42%)
  Unknown (1.8%)
  Others (0.78%)

Bara had a population of 388 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 3% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (97.94%). For 1.8% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[6] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (97.42%). For 1.8% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[7]

Census[8] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans
1880 2,980 2,890 15 52
1890 2,857 2,809 36 11
1900 3,378 3,283 56 36
1910 3,381 3,289 37 37
1920 3,190 3,164 8 9
1930 3,105 3,066 9 25
1941 2,927 2,904 6 15
1956 2,633 2,620 8
1966 1,885 1,881 1 1
1977 816 811
1992 427 417 9
2002[9] 378 367 8
2011 388 380

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Primăria Bara". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  3. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  4. ^ Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Fișa Primăriei comunei Bara". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  6. ^ a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  7. ^ a b "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  8. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-1992" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Bara / Barafalva". Structura etno-demografică a României. Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate Etnoculturală.