Brestovăț (Hungarian: Aga, until 1892 Bresztovác; German: Brestowatz; Slovak: Brestovec) is a commune in Timiș County. It is composed of five villages: Brestovăț (commune seat), Coșarii, Hodoș, Lucareț and Teș.

Brestovăț
The Serbian wooden church in Lucareț
The Serbian wooden church in Lucareț
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Brestovăț is located in Romania
Brestovăț
Brestovăț
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°52′23″N 21°40′52″E / 45.87306°N 21.68111°E / 45.87306; 21.68111
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Established1440 (first attested)
SubdivisionsBrestovăț, Coșarii, Hodoș, Lucareț, Teș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Eugen Dobra[1] (PNL)
Area103.17 km2 (39.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
675
 • Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307085–307089
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.primaria-brestovat.ro

History

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Brestovăț first appears in written history as Breztolcz in 1440; at that time, it belonged to the Șoimoș Fortress.[4] It was destroyed during the Turkish occupation and resettled in 1718–1722.[4] Turks called it Aga, an unofficial name that persisted for a while and was taken over by Hungarians and later by the Romanian administration.

Between 1735 and 1737, 113 families of Montenegrin Serbs, mostly Orthodox, settled here.[5] In 1797, Brestovăț became the property of the Lukács brothers, who colonized a large number of Hungarian and Slovak settlers here.[5] Around 1828, now a property of Iosif Gaal, it was again colonized by Hungarians from Nógrád, Nyitra and Trencsén.[5] The colonizations do not stop here, because in 1840–1845, German settlers from Bohemia arrived in Brestovăț.

Demographics

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Ethnic composition (2011)[6]

  Romanians (76.26%)
  Slovaks (15.13%)
  Serbs (1.63%)
  Hungarians (1.48%)
  Roma (1.19%)
  Unknown (3.71%)
  Others (0.6%)

Religious composition (2011)[7]

  Orthodox (74.78%)
  Roman Catholics (17.66%)
  Baptists (2.82%)
  Unknown (3.71%)
  Others (1.03%)

Brestovăț had a population of 674 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 18% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (76.26%), larger minorities being represented by Slovaks (15.13%), Serbs (1.63%), Hungarians (1.48%) and Roma (1.19%). For 3.71% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[6] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (74.78%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (17.66%) and Baptists (2.82%). For 3.71% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[7]

Census[8] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Serbs Slovaks
1880 3,725 2,601 224 208 280 407
1890 3,934 2,684 259 235 298 442
1900 4,417 3,000 447 256 226 444
1910 4,471 2,933 517 151 367 425
1920 3,895 2,583 285 117
1930 3,853 2,764 216 188 105 107 455
1941 3,709 2,742 192 262
1956 3,210 2,481 144 73 112 397
1966 2,328 1,728 58 59 16 83 378
1977 1,364 873 42 44 9 52 338
1992 851 596 10 27 33 185
2002 818 589 19 16 43 151
2011 674 514 10 3 8 11 102

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Primăria Brestovăț". 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. ^ a b Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  5. ^ a b c "Istoric". Primăria comunei Brestovăț.
  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 2021-09-10.
  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 2021-09-10.
  8. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.