Bethausen

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Bethausen
Commune
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Bethausen is located in Romania
Bethausen
Bethausen
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°49′49″N 21°57′46″E / 45.83028°N 21.96278°E / 45.83028; 21.96278Coordinates: 45°49′49″N 21°57′46″E / 45.83028°N 21.96278°E / 45.83028; 21.96278
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Established1883
Government
 • MayorIoan Lihoni (PNL)
Area
[1]
 • Total90.27 km2 (34.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total2,787
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
307050–307053
SIRUTA code155840
Websitewww.primariabethausen.ro

Bethausen (Hungarian: Bethlenháza; German: Bethausen or Bethlenhaas; often Romanianized Betleaz) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bethausen, Cladova (Hungarian: Bégakalodva), Cliciova (Hungarian: Klicsó), Cutina (Hungarian: Gutonya; Croatian: Kutina), Leucușești (Hungarian: Lökösfalva) and Nevrincea (Hungarian: Nőrincse).

Geography[]

Bethausen is located in the northeast of Timiș County, on the right bank of Bega River, 26 km from Lugoj and 20 km from Făget.[1]

The relief is characterized by the predominance of the smooth surfaces of the Banat Plain, which extends as a gulf into the hills on Bega Valley. In the north, the commune's territory includes the last extensions of the Lipova Piedmont, and in the southeast the Făget Hills, located at the foot of the Poiana Ruscă Massif, from which they are separated by a chain of contact micro-depressions.[1]

The climate has a temperate character, with warm summers, not too cold winters, quite early springs and sometimes very long autumns.[1]

The vegetation is rich in species. The plains and the meadows are used for various crops: wheat, barley, oat, corn, cabbage, melons, potatoes, orchards, etc. The commune's territory is part of the vegetation area of deciduous forests (Turkey oak, Hungarian oak, sessile oak, field maple, ash, black locust, etc.).[1]

History[]

Bethausen is one of the youngest villages in Banat. It was founded in 1883 by colonization with Germans coming from Zichandorf, on the hearth of the former Romanian village Becliza or Betlinești.[3] Germans gave it the name Bethausen, after the old name Betlinești; Hungarians called it Bethlenháza ("Bethlen's house"), and Romanians Betleaz.[3] In 1884 they built a Roman Catholic church here.[3] By 1890 the commune was part of the district of Belinț.[3] Until 1990 it was a predominantly German locality, but after their exodus to Germany, the Romanians became the majority.

Demographics[]

Ethnic composition (2011)[4]

  Romanians (90.97%)
  Ukrainians (4.84%)
  Hungarians (1.24%)
  Unknown (2.26%)
  Others (0.69%)

Religious composition (2011)[5]

  Orthodox (78.02%)
  Pentecostals (13.48%)
  Roman Catholics (2.49%)
  Adventists (2%)
  Unknown (2.29%)
  Others (1.72%)

Bethausen had a population of 3,057 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 1% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (90.97%), larger minorities being represented by Ukrainians (4.84%) and Hungarians (1.24%). For 2.26% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[4] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (78.02%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (13.48%), Roman Catholics (2.49%) and Adventists (2%). For 2.29% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[5]

Census[6] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Ukrainians
1880 3,288 3,155 17 46 –
1890 4,112 3,459 108 452 –
1900 4,877 3,730 280 701 –
1910 5,448 3,954 764 638 –
1920 5,244 3,866 764 588 –
1930 4,954 3,693 569 584 –
1941 4,863 3,729 560 479 –
1956 4,430 3,508 489 345 2
1966 4,014 3,481 275 253 –
1977 3,474 3,094 136 201 21
1992 2,909 2,743 71 51 36
2002[7] 3,033 2,796 62 18 152
2011 3,057 2,781 38 14 148

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Informații generale". Primăria comunei Bethausen.
  2. ^ "Populația României la 1 ianuarie 2018 (date definitive)". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Fișa Primăriei comunei Bethausen". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  6. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-1992" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Bethausen / Bethlenháza / Bethlenhaas, Bethausen". Structura etno-demografică a României. Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate Etnoculturală.
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