Fârdea (Hungarian: Ferde; German: Ferden) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Drăgșinești, Fârdea (commune seat), Gladna Montană, Gladna Română, Hăuzești, Mâtnicu Mic and Zolt.
Fârdea | |
|---|---|
 The Orthodox church in Fârdea | |
 Location in Timiș County | |
  Fârdea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′20″N 22°09′37″E / 45.7389°N 22.1603°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Timiș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Violeta Murari[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 131.06 km2 (50.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[3] | 1,562 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 307165–307172 |
| Vehicle reg. | TM |
| Website | primariafirdea |
Geography
editFârdea is located in the eastern extremity of Timiș County, at the foot of Poiana Ruscă Mountains. The relief has the appearance of a huge amphitheater descending from the edges of the commune to the central depression valleys with some steep hills in the southeast and softer ones in the northwest.[4]
History
editFârdea was first mentioned in a Hungarian diploma in 1361.[5] It was one of the most important medieval settlements in Banat, where a Vlach district has existed since ancient times.[5] In the 14th–15th centuries it was called Turd, which comes from Furd, a personal name mentioned around 1291.[6] In a document from 1454, the chapter from Arad reports to Ladislaus V that John Hunyadi became the owner of the Romanian district of Twerd. The document mentions that this district included the villages of Bănia, Lower and Upper Gladna, Prodanfalva, Zolthur, Cărămida, Dryinfalva, Brekafalva, Lower and Upper Igazfalva, Puril, Mâtnic, Boglyafalva, Costenești and Stefanfalva,[6] many of which no longer exist. At the end of the 15th century, the district no longer belonged to Temes County, but to Hunyad County.
Demographics
editReligious composition (2011)[8]
Fârdea had a population of 1,750 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 9% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (94.23%), with a minority of Roma (1.49%). For 2.97% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[7] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (85.43%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (5.54%) and Baptists (5.26%). For 2.97% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[8]
| Census[9] | Ethnic composition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Romanians | Roma |
| 1880 | 3,271 | 3,135 | – |
| 1890 | 3,281 | 3,161 | – |
| 1900 | 3,430 | 3,273 | – |
| 1910 | 3,470 | 3,316 | – |
| 1920 | 3,277 | 3,226 | – |
| 1930 | 3,217 | 3,150 | 31 |
| 1941 | 3,172 | 3,149 | – |
| 1956 | 2,846 | 2,842 | – |
| 1966 | 3,164 | 3,144 | – |
| 1977 | 2,899 | 2,781 | 88 |
| 1992 | 2,164 | 2,086 | 46 |
| 2002 | 1,919 | 1,845 | 48 |
| 2011 | 1,750 | 1,649 | 26 |
References
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- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Primăria Fârdea". Ghidul Primăriilor.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Informații generale". Primăria comunei Fârdea.
- ^ a b "Istorie". Primăria comunei Fârdea.
- ^ a b Vuia, Iuliu (1929). "Districtus Walachorum" (PDF). Analele Banatului. 2 (3): 35–37.
- ^ a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ a b "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-10-02.