Becicherecu Mic

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Becicherecu Mic
Commune
Serbian church in Becicherecu Mic
Serbian church in Becicherecu Mic
Coat of arms of Becicherecu Mic
Coat of arms
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Becicherecu Mic is located in Romania
Becicherecu Mic
Becicherecu Mic
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°50′25″N 21°1′51″E / 45.84028°N 21.03083°E / 45.84028; 21.03083Coordinates: 45°50′25″N 21°1′51″E / 45.84028°N 21.03083°E / 45.84028; 21.03083
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
First recorded mention1232 (terra Potkerequ)
Government
 • MayorRaimond Rusu (PSD)
Area
[1]
 • Total46.65 km2 (18.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total3,207
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
307040
SIRUTA code155760
Websitewww.becicherecu-mic.ro

Becicherecu Mic (Hungarian: Kisbecskerek; German: Kleinbetschkerek; Serbian: Мали Бечкерек, romanized: Mali Bečkerek) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Becicherecu Mic. It also included Dudeștii Noi until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. Its name means "Small Becicherec", as opposed to the "Great Becicherec" (Becicherecu Mare in Romanian), located in Serbia and renamed Zrenjanin in 1946.

Location[]

Becicherecu Mic is located 17 km northwest of Timișoara, on the national road DN6 Timișoara–Sânnicolau Mare–Cenad. It is also connected to the Timișoara–Cenad railway, which passes to the south, with the Pescărețul Mic station.

It borders Dudeștii Noi to the east, Hodoni to the north, Săcălaz to the southeast, Beregsău Mare to the south, Iecea Mică and Iecea Mare to the west and Biled to the northwest.[3]

History[]

Becicherecu Mic is mentioned as early as 1232 by the name terra Potkerequ.[4] A hundred years later, in 1334, the parish of Pechkereky pays the Vatican the "papal tithe", a grant from believers to support armed action against pagans.[3] During the Hungarian occupation, in 1462, the village is given to the Hagymásy family from Beregsău.[3] During the Turkish occupation (1552–1716), the name of the settlement would have been Crucea ("cross"), the hearth of the village being probably located on the Cross Hill.[3] After the reconquest of Banat by the Habsburg Empire, in 1717, the imperial administration records the settlement with the name Peschered, in Romanian Pescăreț ("pond with fish").[3] In 1723, in County Mercy's Karte des Temeswarer Banates (see online), the settlement appears for the first time under the name Becicherecu Mic. Its origin comes by rhotacism from the proper noun Pechereky, the name of a landowner.[3] First German settlers arrive here in 1727.[5] In 1748, 24 Romanian families brought from Transylvania were also colonized here.[5] Between 1920–1925, the village was named Țichindeal, after scholar  [ro], born here in 1775.[5]

Demographics[]

Ethnic composition (2011)[6]

  Romanians (83.49%)
  Roma (2.8%)
  Serbs (1.79%)
  Hungarians (1.51%)
  Ukrainians (1.4%)
  Germans (1.16%)
  Unknown (7.43%)
  Others (0.42%)

Religious composition (2011)[7]

  Orthodox (76.41%)
  Roman Catholics (5.71%)
  Pentecostals (5.64%)
  Baptists (1.37%)
  Serbian Orthodox (1.23%)
  Unknown (7.85%)
  Others (1.79%)

Becicherecu Mic had a population of 2,853 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 18% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (83.49%), larger minorities being represented by Roma (2.8%), Serbs (1.79%), Hungarians (1.51%), Ukrainians (1.4%) and Germans (1.16%). For 7.43% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[6] The village was previously divided into four parts, although in recent decades the inhabitants have mixed: the "German bend" – towards the railway station, the "Serbian bend" – practically in the center of the village, the "Romanian bend" – around the Romanian church and the "Gypsy outskirts" or Chertiz, a group of specific houses, along with Serbs and Romanians.[3] At the end of World War II many of the German inhabitants left the village because of Soviet occupation. The inhabitants traveled through Yugoslavia and Hungary for about seven weeks to get to Austria on 1 November 1944. The inhabitants were then assigned families to stay with. By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (76.41%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (5.71%), Pentecostals (5.64%), Baptists (1.37%) and Serbian Orthodox (1.23%). For 7.85% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[7]

Census[8] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Ukrainians Serbs
1880 3,379 428 21 2,395 – – 498
1890 3,687 403 25 2,651 – – 562
1900 3,738 422 40 2,659 – – 557
1910 3,666 421 95 2,531 – – 546
1920 3,642 382 70 2,533 – – –
1930 3,318 431 35 2,294 83 – 461
1941 3,098 436 20 2,142 – – –
1956 2,564 – – – – – –
1966 2,693 1,544 12 734 69 68 250
1977 2,774 1,741 18 619 107 63 208
1992 2,316 1,913 26 94 98 53 125
2002 2,417 2,062 31 48 132 74 63
2011 2,853 2,382 43 33 80 40 51

Economy[]

The economic activity is a consistent one, supported at local level by 223 firms active in fields such as agriculture, trade, production, software, construction and iron processing, among others.[3]

The agricultural area of the commune consists of 3,464 ha of arable land on which cereals are grown: wheat, corn, barley, two-rowed barley, sunflower and rapeseed; 2 ha of orchards with fruit trees and pasture that covers an area of 418 ha.[3]

Notable people[]

  •  [ro] (1775–1818), priest, teacher and fabulist
  • Aurel Șunda (b. 1957), footballer and manager

References[]

  1. ^ "Primăria Becicherecu Mic". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  2. ^ "Populația României la 1 ianuarie 2018 (date definitive)". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Strategia de dezvoltare a comunei Becicherecu Mic" (PDF). Primăria comunei Becicherecu Mic. 2015.
  4. ^ Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Fișa Primăriei comunei Becicherecu Mic pe anul 2013". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  7. ^ Jump up to: 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).
Retrieved from ""