Dudeștii Vechi
Dudeștii Vechi
Stár Bišnov | |
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Banat Bulgarian Roman Catholic church in Dudeștii Vechi (Stár Bišnov) | |
Coat of arms | |
Location in Timiș County | |
Dudeștii Vechi Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°03′N 20°29′E / 46.050°N 20.483°ECoordinates: 46°03′N 20°29′E / 46.050°N 20.483°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Timiș |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Bono Cucalan[1] (PNL) |
Area | 95.64 km2 (36.93 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 4,203 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | TM |
Website | dudestii-vechi |
Dudeștii Vechi (Bulgarian: Стар Бешенов / Star Beshenov; Banat Bulgarian: Stár Bišnov) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. Dudeștii Vechi is mostly populated by Banat Bulgarians (Palćene), a regional minority group of ethnic Bulgarians that profess Roman Catholicism, who came from northern Bulgaria, and who are descendants of Paulicians that settled in the area around 1738. At the 2011 census, the total population of the commune numbered 4203 people.
Languages[]
The commune is officially bilingual, with both Romanian and Bulgarian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice.
Religion[]
The majority of the inhabitants are Roman Catholic.
Villages[]
In Romanian | In Banat Bulgarian | In German | In Hungarian | In Serbian |
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Cheglevici | Téglivič | Keglewitschhausen | Keglevichháza | Кеглевић |
Colonia Bulgară | Telepa | Bulgarische Kolonie | Bolgartelep | |
Dudeștii Vechi | Stár Bišnov | Altbeschenowa | Óbesenyő | Старо Бешеново |
The commune is composed of three villages: Cheglevici, Colonia Bulgară and Dudeștii Vechi. It also included Vălcani village until 2005, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
Dudeștii Vechi was known as Beșenova Veche until 1960.
Colonia Bulgară was founded as Telepa by Roman Catholic Banat Bulgarian colonists in 1846. In 1910, it had a population of 714 Bulgarians. In 1930, the population was 830, of which 353 Bulgarians, 338 Hungarians, 123 Germans, 13 Romanians and 3 Romani. In the 1940 census, the Bulgarians were not recognized as a separate ethnic group by Ion Antonescu's regime, and the population was 729, of which 314 "others", 295 Hungarians, 107 Germans and 13 Romanians.
Culture[]
The school in Dudeștii Vechi was founded in 1745 by the Bulgarian settlers with the help of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the oldest school of the Bulgarian diaspora and the only school in Romania where Bulgarian language is taught to all grades. As of 2004, education in Bulgarian was optional, but efforts were made to transform the school into a bilingual one. [1]
The village also has an imposing Roman Catholic church.
Population[]
According to the 2011 Romanian census, the commune had a population of 4203. Of the inhabitants for whom data were available, 61.1% were Banat Bulgarians, 28.1% Romanians, 5.6% Roma, 4% Hungarians and 0.7% Germans.
Historical population[]
Table[]
Census | Ethnic distribution | ||||||||||
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Year | Population | Romanians | Banat Bulgarians | Germans | Magyars | Romani | Serbs | Jews | Slovaks | Other | Unknown |
1880 | 11,690 | 2,754 | n.d | 1,295 | 1,101 | n.d | n.d | n.d | n.d | 6,366 | |
1910 | 12,638 | 3,121 | n.d | 1,403 | 2,152 | n.d | n.d | n.d | n.d | 5,962 | |
1941 | 11,334 | 2,661 | n.d | 1,206 | 1,187 | n.d | n.d | n.d | n.d | 6,280 | |
1948 | 11,620 | 2,754 | 5,771 | 1,327 | 1,415 | 232 | 53 | 34 | 20 | ||
1956 | 9,653 | 2,340 | 5,610 | 478 | 995 | 210 | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||
1977 | 8,030 | 2,221 | 4,669 | 319 | 694 | 109 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
1992 | 6,409 | 1,996 | 3,633 | 57 | 379 | 305 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 17 | |
2002 | 5,807 | 2,368 | 2,987 | 44 | 330 | 62 | 16 | ||||
2011 | 4,203 | 1,122 | 2,439 | 27 | 159 | 222 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 212 |
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Population trend (Growth/Downtrend) | ||||||||
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
External links[]
- 2002 census data
- Dudeștii Vechi, city hall website of Dudeștii Vechi
- Star Bisnov, Dudeștii Vechi website
- Bulgarian communities in Romania
- Communes in Timiș County
- Localities in Romanian Banat