Brestovăț

Brestovăț
Commune
The Serbian wooden church in Lucareț
Location in Timiș County
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°52′23″N 21°40′52″E / 45.87306°N 21.68111°E / 45.87306; 21.68111
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Established1440 (first attested)
SubdivisionsBrestovăț, Coșarii, Hodoș, Lucareț, Teș
Government
 • Mayor (2004–)Eugen Dobra (PNL)
Area
[2]
103.17 km2 (39.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
675
 • Density6.54/km2 (16.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
307085–307089
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.primaria-brestovat.ro

Brestovăț (Hungarian: Aga, until 1892 Bresztovác; German: Brestowatz; Slovak: Brestovec;[3] Serbian: Брестовац, romanized: Brestovac)[4] is a commune in Timiș County. It is composed of five villages: Brestovăț (commune seat), Coșarii, Hodoș, Lucareț and Teș.

History

Brestovăț first appears in written history as Breztolcz in 1440; at that time, it belonged to the Șoimoș Fortress.[5] It was destroyed during the Turkish occupation and resettled in 1718–1722.[5] Turks called it Aga, an unofficial name that persisted for a while and was taken over by Hungarians and later by the Romanian administration.

Between 1735 and 1737, 113 families of Montenegrin Serbs, mostly Orthodox, settled here.[6] In 1797, Brestovăț became the property of the Lukács brothers, who colonized a large number of Hungarian and Slovak settlers here.[6] Around 1828, now a property of Iosif Gaal, it was again colonized by Hungarians from Nógrád, Nyitra and Trencsén.[6] The colonizations do not stop here, because in 1840–1845, German settlers from Bohemia arrived in Brestovăț.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2021)[7]
  1. Romanians (85.8%)
  2. Slovaks (2.96%)
  3. Unknown (10.4%)
  4. Others (0.90%)
Religious composition (2021)[8]
  1. Orthodox (77.9%)
  2. Roman Catholics (8.29%)
  3. Baptists (1.48%)
  4. Greek Catholics (1.18%)
  5. Unknown (10.4%)
  6. Others (0.76%)

Brestovăț had a population of 675 inhabitants at the 2021 census, up 0.15% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (85.77%), with a minority of Slovaks (2.96%). For 10.37% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[7] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (77.92%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (8.29%), Baptists (1.48%) and Greek Catholics (1.18%). For 10.37% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[8]

Census[9] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Serbs Slovaks
1880 3,725 2,601 224 208 – 280 407
1890 3,934 2,684 259 235 – 298 442
1900 4,417 3,000 447 256 – 226 444
1910 4,471 2,933 517 151 – 367 425
1920 3,895 2,583 285 117 – – –
1930 3,853 2,764 216 188 105 107 455
1941 3,709 2,742 192 262 – – –
1956 3,210 2,481 144 73 – 112 397
1966 2,328 1,728 58 59 16 83 378
1977 1,364 873 42 44 9 52 338
1992 851 596 10 27 – 33 185
2002 818 589 19 16 – 43 151
2011 674 514 10 3 8 11 102
2021 675 579 – – – – 20

Politics and administration

The commune of Brestovăț is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 9 councilors. The mayor, Eugen Dobra, from the National Liberal Party, has been in office since 2004. As from the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political parties:[10]

Party Seats Composition
National Liberal Party 6
Social Liberal Humanist Party 2
Social Democratic Party 1
  • Roman Catholic church in Brestovăț
  • Roman Catholic church in Coșarii
  • Wooden church in Lucareț
  • Orthodox church in Teș

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brestovăț.
  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Primăria Brestovăț". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  3. ^ Ocelák, Radek; Tříska, Jiří, eds. (2019). Větev ztracená, nalezená: cestovní a úřední zprávy o Slovácích v Rumunsku z let 1930–1949. Rýmařov. ISBN 978-80-907333-1-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Popov, Dejan (2018). Bugarski, Stevan (ed.). "Свештенство Епархије темишварске 1797. године" (PDF). Темишварски зборник. 10. Novi Sad: Матица српска: 177–197.
  5. ^ a b Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  6. ^ a b c "Istoric". Primăria comunei Brestovăț.
  7. ^ a b "Populația rezidentă după etnie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  8. ^ a b "Populația rezidentă după religie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  9. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  10. ^ "Alegeri locale 2024". Rezultate Vot.
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