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Bogda
Commune
Charlottenburg, the only Rundling in Banat
Charlottenburg, the only Rundling in Banat
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Bogda is located in Romania
Bogda
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°58′27″N 21°35′31″E / 45.97417°N 21.59194°E / 45.97417; 21.59194
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–)Iasmin-Ciprian Iovănuț (PSD)
Area
[1]
78.67 km2 (30.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
448
 • Density5.69/km2 (14.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
307070–307076
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.primariabogda.ro

Bogda (German: Neuhof; Hungarian: Rigósfürdő, until 1899 Bogdarigós) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Altringen, Bogda (commune seat), Buzad, Charlottenburg, Comeat and Sintar.

History

The first recorded mention dates from 1436, under the name Bagd.[3] Medieval documents record two villages, Felse Baagd and Alsö Baagd ("Upper Bogda" and "Lower Bogda"), which will later merge, so that in 1476 only Bagd is mentioned.[4]

Until 1718, Bogda was administered by the Turks. Austro-Hungarians expelled the Turks and established their own administration here after 1718; native population was deprived of land, being employed on Hungarian counts' estates.[5] The basic activities were timber exploitation, animal husbandry and cereal farming. On the Austrian maps of 1723 and 1761, it appears under the name Bogdan. Between 1770 and 1771, the entire area was included in the second large colonization with German population initiated by Queen Maria Theresa and her son Joseph II.[6] Bogda received the name Neuhof.[6] Sintar was called Buchberg (after Chancellor Eduard Buchberg), and Comeat was Lichtenwald (the Germans left the village in 1782).[6] Charlottenburg, the only Rundling in Banat, was founded by 32 families from Trento, Lorraine and Baden-Württemberg.[6] The existence of these villages is mainly due to Count Karl Ignaz Clay-Aldringen, appointed in 1769 president of the Banat administration. This is how one the villages will be called Altringen. Charlottenburg is named after Aldringen's wife. In fact, the two are the only localities whose names have not been Romanianized.[6] In the 19th century, the owners of Bogda were Ede Altmann, then Ioan Steiner and Anton Negele. At the insistence of the latter, the Hungarian Interior Ministry change its name to Bogdarigós.

Between the two world wars, Buzad was incorporated into the commune, which until 1926 was under the administration of the commune of Hodoș. During this period, Bogda was a mixed Romanian-German village. It had a choir, a fanfare and a credit union. After World War II, the German community disintegrated, many emigrated, so that by the early 1990s there were no Germans left in Bogda.[7] Overall, it has experienced a continuous decline, with a short period of prosperity caused by the industrialization of agriculture, but against the background of a continuous depopulation.[7] Through the systematization policy of the communist regime, the commune of Bogda was abolished in May 1989 and passed into the administration of the commune of Mașloc. It was re-established in January 1990.[5] The communists planned the demolition of the villages in order to build farms here, but this did not happen. Most of the abandoned houses were bought by the people of Timișoara, being transformed into holiday homes or guest houses.[6]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2021)[8]
  1. Romanians (83.5%)
  2. Hungarians (2.00%)
  3. Ukrainians (1.33%)
  4. Others (13.2%)
Religious composition (2021)[9]
  1. Orthodox (80.1%)
  2. Roman Catholics (3.57%)
  3. Unknown (11.8%)
  4. Others (3.14%)
  5. Irreligious, atheists and agnostics (1.33%)

Bogda had a population of 448 inhabitants at the 2021 census, down 2.61% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (83.48%), but there are also minorities of Hungarians (2%) and Ukrainians (1.33%).[8] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (80.13%), with a minority of Roman Catholics (3.57%). For 11.83% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[9]

Census[10] Ethnic composition
YearPopulationRomaniansHungariansGermansUkrainians
18802,2771,33153886–
18902,4601,47495867–
19002,7131,697130877–
19102,6551,709133803–
19202,5661,65899805–
19302,4711,71366677–
19412,4161,71761631–
19561,9391,46548425–
19661,4791,18831257–
19771,0538362713633
1992578516132321
200247043481112
20114604234310
2021448374946

Politics and administration

The commune of Bogda is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 9 councilors. The mayor, Iasmin-Ciprian Iovănuț, from the Social Democratic Party, has been in office since 2020. As from the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political parties:[11]

Party Seats Composition
Social Democratic Party–National Liberal Party6
Alliance for the Union of Romanians2
Save Romania Union–People's Movement Party–Force of the Right1

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Primăria Bogda". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  2. ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  4. ↑ "Fișa Primăriei comunei Bogda". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  5. 1 2 "Istorie". Primăria comunei Bogda.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Both, Ștefan (24 April 2018). "Ținutul șvăbesc care trebuia să dispară după planurile lui Ceaușescu. S-a transformat în sat de vacanță pentru oamenii cu bani de la Timișoara". Adevărul.
  7. 1 2 Barbu, Dinu (2013). Mic atlas al județului Timiș (5th ed.). Timișoara: Artpress. pp. 148–150. ISBN 978-973-108-553-1.
  8. 1 2 "Populația rezidentă după etnie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  9. 1 2 "Populația rezidentă după religie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  10. ↑ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  11. ↑ "Alegeri locale 2024". Rezultate Vot.