Tomnatic

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Tomnatic
Commune
Coat of arms of Tomnatic
Coat of arms
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Tomnatic is located in Romania
Tomnatic
Tomnatic
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°58′27″N 20°39′45″E / 45.97417°N 20.66250°E / 45.97417; 20.66250Coordinates: 45°58′27″N 20°39′45″E / 45.97417°N 20.66250°E / 45.97417; 20.66250
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
First recorded mention1000 (Nageuz)
Government
 • MayorStoian Vasiu (PSD)
Area
[1]
 • Total35.38 km2 (13.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total3,827
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
307255
SIRUTA code159473
Websitewww.primariatomnatic.ro

Tomnatic (Hungarian: Nagyősz; German: Triebswetter) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Tomnatic. It was part of Lovrin commune until 2004, when it was split off.

History[]

Near Tomnatic took place the last battle between Ahtum, the leader of Romanians, Pechenegs and Bulgars in the rough territory of today's Banat, and the Hungarian invaders led by Chanadinus, a rebellious general of Ahtum, in 1003 or 1030 (the date of the battle is disputed).[3]

Tomnatic first appears in written history in 1000.[4] In the Middle Ages, there was a settlement of Romanians and Serbs, Naghiuz. It was inhabited until the end of the Ottoman period, because Marsigli, in 1690–1700, mentions the Nagyeösz estate. With the reconquest of Banat from the Turks in 1716, the colonization of the region began. In 1772, at Tomnatic were settled colonists from the Alsace–Lorraine area, mostly French. 62% of the first settlers came from the Château-Salins area of France (on the border with Germany), 8% from Luxembourg, 5% from Baden, 5% from Bavaria and the rest from other parts of Germany.[5] 200 houses were originally built, according to the plans of engineer Antonius von Triebswetter. The name of the new Franco-German village was given in his honor: Triebswetter.

Tomnatic was for a long time the largest "French" village in Banat. The Germans were located in the southern part of the village on the so-called Deutschgasse (German street), and the French lived in the rest of the village. In time there was an assimilation of the French by the Germans, other French left Tomnatic for other French colonies in the Serbian Banat. The last person to speak only French was recorded in 1890. Some words of French origin have been preserved in the local vocabulary and the names of some families are reminiscent of the French origins of the inhabitants: Bailly, Bourgeau, Boquel, Frecôt, Tirier, etc.

During the Hungarian administration, it was called Nagyösz, and after 1920 it took its current Romanian name. No less than 1,002 people were deported to Bărăgan from Tomnatic alone (i.e., almost a quarter of the population).[6]

Demographics[]

Ethnic composition (2011)[7]

  Romanians (78.44%)
  Roma (6.77%)
  Hungarians (3.98%)
  Germans (3.88%)
  Ukrainians (1.43%)
  Unknown (4.55%)
  Others (0.95%)

Religious composition (2011)[8]

  Orthodox (69.85%)
  Roman Catholics (15.81%)
  Pentecostals (6.39%)
  Greek Catholics (1.56%)
  Unknown (4.55%)
  Others (1.84%)

Tomnatic had a population of 3,144 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 2% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (78.44%), larger minorities being represented by Roma (6.77%), Hungarians (3.98%), Germans (3.88%) and Ukrainians (1.43%). For 4.55% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[7] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (69.85%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (15.81%), Pentecostals (6.39%) and Greek Catholics (1.56%). For 4.55% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[8]

Census[9] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Ukrainians Serbs Bulgarians
1880 3,428 29 9 3,363 – – 1 –
1890 3,659 32 17 3,560 – – 11 –
1900 3,435 41 60 3,319 – – 12 –
1910 3,622 55 56 3,378 51 – 68 –
1920 3,438 24 17 3,352 – – – –
1930 3,296 144 102 2,748 78 – 17 4
1941 3,364 266 170 2,743 – – – –
1956 3,501 – – – – – – –
1966 3,459 1,253 180 1,819 79 4 4 91
1977 3,585 1,673 194 1,454 169 15 5 61
1992 2,927 1,987 165 383 277 76 4 32
2002 3,088 2,429 144 154 260 75 7 18
2011 3,144 2,466 125 122 213 45 9 19

Notable people[]

  •  [de] (1913–1984), actor, director and founding member of the German State Theater in Timișoara
  •  [ro] (b. 1946), journalist, poet and translator
  •  [de] (b. 1948), writer and publicist

References[]

  1. ^ "Primăria Tomnatic". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  2. ^ "Populația României la 1 ianuarie 2018 (date definitive)". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  3. ^ Madgearu, Alexandru (1993). "Contribuții privind datarea conflictului dintre ducele bănățean Ahtum și regele Ștefan I al Ungariei" (PDF). Banatica. 12 (2): 5–12.
  4. ^ Györffy, György (1966). Az Árpád-kori Magyarország történeti földrajza. Vol. I. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó.
  5. ^ Vogel, Heinz. "Herkunft". Triebswetter im Banat.
  6. ^ Sarafolean, Silviu (2001). Deportații în Bărăgan, 1951-1956. Timișoara: Mirton. ISBN 973-585-424-4.
  7. ^ a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  8. ^ a b "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  9. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF).
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