Nițchidorf

Nițchidorf
Nițchidorf
Commune
	Location in Timiș County
	Nițchidorf Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E / 45.58250°N 21.53083°ECoordinates: 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E / 45.58250°N 21.53083°E
Country	Romania
County	Timiș
Established	1784
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Dănuț Drăghici (PSD)
Area	64.13 km2 (24.76 sq mi)
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population (2011)	1,523
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	307295
Area code	(+40) 256
Vehicle reg.	TM

Kristóf Niczky (1725–1787), the founder of the settlement

Nițchidorf (German: Nitzkydorf; Hungarian: Niczkyfalva) is a commune in Timiș County in the Banat region of Romania.

Geography[]

It is located in the southwest of Romania, at 30 km (19 mi) from Timișoara. Nițchidorf has 1,599 inhabitants (2005), and a total area of 64.13 km² (24.76 sq mi). The commune is composed of three villages: Blajova (Balázsd), Duboz (Temesdoboz) and Nițchidorf.

History[]

It was first mentioned in 1784. The commune was named after its founder, count Kristóf Niczky. Historically, it was inhabited mostly by German-speaking Banat Swabians, most of whom abandoned Romania in the 1980s. Ioan Mașcovescu of the Social Democratic Party has been mayor since 2004.

Demographics[]

Demographic evolution according to ethnicity
Year	Romanians	Germans	Hungarians	Roma	Others	Total
1880	1,015	1,803	19	N/A	24	2,861
1910	1,226	2,123	71	N/A	35	3,455
1941	1,035	2,078	29	N/A	15	3,157
1977	956	1,131	14	–	5	2,106
1992	1,411	59	21	–	64	1,555
2002	1,465	19	32	7	61	1,584

Notable residents[]

Herta Müller (born 1953), German author and 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Sebastian Kräuter (1922–2008), Roman Catholic bishop of the Timișoara diocese between 1990 and 1999.

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[]

nitzkydorf.de

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[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[wikidata-71f49f2463186898cc435ca9ae00ce2f57ab1cdc-v3-2] "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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Nițchidorf
Commune
Location in Timiș County
Nițchidorf Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E / 45.58250°N 21.53083°E / 45.58250; 21.53083Coordinates: 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E / 45.58250°N 21.53083°E / 45.58250; 21.53083
Country	Romania
County	Timiș
Established	1784
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Dănuț Drăghici^[1] (PSD)
Area	64.13 km² (24.76 sq mi)
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population (2011)^[2]	1,523
• Density	24/km² (62/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	307295
Area code	(+40) 256
Vehicle reg.	TM