Victor Vlad Delamarina, Timiș

Victor Vlad Delamarina (until 1972 Satu Mic; Hungarian: Lugoskisfalu; German: Kleindorf) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Herendești, Honorici, Pădureni, Petroasa Mare, Pini, Victor Vlad Delamarina (commune seat) and Visag.

Victor Vlad Delamarina
Descent of the Holy Spirit Church
Descent of the Holy Spirit Church
Coat of arms of Victor Vlad Delamarina
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Victor Vlad Delamarina is located in Romania
Victor Vlad Delamarina
Victor Vlad Delamarina
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°38′N 21°54′E / 45.633°N 21.900°E / 45.633; 21.900
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Cardaș[1] (PSD)
Area133.61 km2 (51.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
2,467
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307460–307467
Vehicle reg.TM
Websiteprimariavvdelamarina.ro

The commune is the birthplace of poet Victor Vlad Delamarina (1870–1896).

Name

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Romanian Hungarian German
Herendești Herés Herendesch
Honorici Honoros Honoris
Pădureni Újlugoskisfalutelep
Petroasa Mare Vecseháza Westhausen
Pini Újlugoskisfalu
Victor Vlad Delamarina [Satu Mic] Lugoskisfalu Kleindorf
Visag Krassóviszák Wissak

Geography

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Victor Vlad Delamarina is located in the east of Timiș County, on the border with Caraș-Severin County, 62 km (39 mi) from Timișoara and 5 km (3.1 mi) from Lugoj, the nearest city. The dominant form of relief is the plain-hill.

The climate of the area belongs to the temperate continental type, with the most favorable climatic conditions for the development of agriculture. The summers are quite warm (average temperature of 22–23 °C or 72–73 °F in July), and the winters are not too severe. The rains, on the other hand, are quite heavy (over 800 mm or 31 in per year).[4]

The vegetation is characteristic of the forest-steppe. Fir, spruce and beech forests predominate. The plain area is used for various crops such as wheat, potatoes, barley, corn, orchards of fruit trees. The fauna of the commune is rich and characteristic of the hill areas. Among the most widespread animals in this area are: wild boars, hares, pheasants, goats, etc.[4]

History

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The first recorded mention of Victor Vlad Delamarina dates from 1717, under the name of Satulmik,[5] after the name of a woman Mica, who, at one point, moved the village from the old hearth located on a flooded place. She gave up a piece of land she owned to relocate the locality. Victor Vlad Delamarina was part of Krassó-Szörény County, Lugoj District, in 1890, as a commune seat with 616 inhabitants. On the occasion of the territorial reorganization in 1968, the locality was named Victor Vlad Delamarina, in memory of the first dialectal poet of Romania, born here in 1870.[4]

Demographics

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Ethnic composition (2011)[6]

  Romanians (69.74%)
  Ukrainians (21.81%)
  Germans (2.04%)
  Hungarians (1.08%)
  Unknown (4.34%)
  Others (0.99%)

Religious composition (2011)[7]

  Orthodox (76.5%)
  Pentecostals (7.87%)
  Roman Catholics (4.19%)
  Greek Catholics (4.03%)
  Baptists (1.54%)
  Unknown (4.38%)
  Others (1.49%)

Victor Vlad Delamarina had a population of 2,604 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 11% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (69.74%), larger minorities being represented by Ukrainians (21.81%), Germans (2.04%) and Hungarians (1.08%). For 4.34% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[6] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (76.5%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (7.87%), Roman Catholics (4.19%), Greek Catholics (4.03%) and Baptists (1.54%). For 4.38% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[7]

Census[8] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Ukrainians Slovaks
1880 4,536 3,377 192 657 217
1890 4,958 3,734 211 841 1 100
1900 5,548 4,200 145 1,106 17 46
1910 6,302 4,435 382 1,371 32
1920 5,755 4,049 88 1,289
1930 5,711 4,019 71 1,231 84 277 6
1941 5,903 3,886 148 1,302
1956 5,387 3,579 144 1,204 32 418 6
1966 4,925 3,191 101 1,166 459 2
1977 4,165 2,622 71 1,041 32 392 3
1992 2,889 2,208 57 191 35 355
2002 2,913 2,107 43 81 73 569 1
2011 2,604 1,816 28 53 23 568
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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 Victor Vlad Delamarina". 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 c "Prezentare locală". Primăria comunei Victor Vlad Delamarina.
  5. ^ Pesty, Frigyes (1884). Krassó vármegye története (PDF). Vol. II. Budapest: Athenaeum R. Társ. Könyvnyomdája.
  6. ^ a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  7. ^ a b "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  8. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF).