Cenei
title: "Cenei" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-in-timiș-county", "localities-in-romanian-banat"] topic_path: "general/communes-in-timis-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenei" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Timiș |
| population_total | auto |
| image_map | Cenei jud Timis.svg |
| map_caption | Location in Timiș County |
| name | Cenei |
| leader_name | Sîrgean Tanasin |
| leader_term | 2020– |
| leader_party | PSD |
| coordinates | |
| image_skyline | Bobda.jpg |
| image_caption | The ruins of the church in Bobda, former mausoleum of the Csávossy counts and Roman Catholic church |
| image_shield | ROU TM Cenei CoA.jpg |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 60.13 |
| postal_code | 307100–307101 |
| website | |
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|type = commune |county = Timiș |population_total = auto |image_map = Cenei jud Timis.svg |map_caption = Location in Timiș County |name = Cenei |leader_name = Sîrgean Tanasin |leader_term = 2020– |leader_party = PSD |coordinates = |image_skyline = Bobda.jpg |image_caption = The ruins of the church in Bobda, former mausoleum of the Csávossy counts and Roman Catholic church |image_shield = ROU TM Cenei CoA.jpg |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 60.13 |elevation_m = |postal_code = 307100–307101 |website = Cenei (; ; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bobda and Cenei (commune seat). It also included Checea until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
History
Cenei is one of the oldest settlements in Banat, first recorded in 1221 as a property of the archdiocese of Ittebe, today in Serbian Banat. By 1330 it belonged to the Sărad Fortress. Cenei was the site of a battle between the Turkish and Austrian troops on 20 August 1696.
As of 1720, the natives were mostly Romanians and Serbs. Through the efforts of the Vuketići family, Cenei was colonized with Croats between 1801 and 1820. German settlers arrived here only after 1848, much later than other nearby settlements. The Hungarian population did not settle here in waves of colonists, but gradually, over a long period of time. Today's village was formed by merging Ceneiu Sârbesc ("Serbian Cenei"; ) and Ceneiu Croat ("Croatian Cenei"; ) in 1902.
Demographics
|thumb=left |caption=Ethnic composition (2021) |label1=Romanians|value1=72.21|color1=#8080ff |label2=Serbs|value2=12.5|color2=#c03f3f |label3=Hungarians|value3=6.12|color3=#80ff80 |label4=Unknown|value4=8.18|color4=#9f9f9f |label5=Others|value5=0.99|color5=#555555}} |thumb=left |style=clear:none; |caption=Religious composition (2021) |label1=Orthodox|value1=67.13|color1=#8080ff |label2=Serbian Orthodox|value2=12.57|color2=#c03f3f |label3=Roman Catholics|value3=8.18|color3=#ffff80 |label4=Pentecostals|value4=2.46|color4=#3fc03f |label5=Unknown|value5=8.55|color5=#c0c0c0 |label6=Others|value6=1.01|color6=#9f9f9f |label7=Irreligious, atheists and agnostics|value7=0.1|color7=#555555}} Cenei had a population of 2,760 inhabitants at the 2021 census, up 3.37% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (72.21%), larger minorities being represented by Serbs (12.5%) and Hungarians (6.12%). For 8.18% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (67.13%), but there are also minorities of Serbian Orthodox (12.57%), Roman Catholics (8.18%) and Pentecostals (2.46%). For 8.55% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown. ::data[format=table]
| Census | Ethnic composition | Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Serbs | Croats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 3,892 | 841 | 255 | 1,437 | 1,242 | – | ||
| 1890 | 4,193 | 833 | 213 | 1,714 | 1,187 | 149 | ||
| 1900 | 4,233 | 832 | 317 | 1,575 | 1,223 | 114 | ||
| 1910 | 3,917 | 830 | 304 | 1,205 | 1,446 | 96 | ||
| 1920 | 950 | 669 | 74 | 200 | – | – | ||
| 1930 | 3,800 | 958 | 236 | 1,216 | 1,196 | – | ||
| 1941 | 3,609 | 1,087 | 193 | 1,051 | – | – | ||
| 1956 | 3,554 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1966 | 3,546 | 1,421 | 374 | 573 | 1,156 | – | ||
| 1977 | 3,487 | 1,570 | 384 | 468 | 987 | 43 | ||
| 1992 | 3,091 | 1,915 | 334 | 110 | 683 | 18 | ||
| 2002 | 2,868 | 1,920 | 299 | 65 | 531 | 17 | ||
| 2011 | 2,670 | 1,795 | 235 | 39 | 430 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 2,760 | 1,993 | 169 | 21 | 345 | 3 | ||
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Politics and administration
The commune of Cenei is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors. The mayor, Sîrgean Tanasin, 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: ::data[format=table]
| Party | Seats | Composition |
|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}" | Social Democratic Party | |
| National Liberal Party (Romania)}}" | National Liberal Party | |
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians}}" | Alliance for the Union of Romanians | |
| Union of Serbs of Romania}}" | Union of Serbs of Romania | |
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Notable people
- (1877–1962), painter
- Gheorghe Jurma (b. 1945), literary critic, writer, eminescologist and editor
- (1947–2007), poet, prose writer, essayist and founder of Banat magazine
Notes
References
References
- "Primăria Cenei". Ghidul Primăriilor.
- Murphey, Rhoads. (1998). "Ottoman Warfare, 1500-1700". Routledge.
- "Fișa Primăriei comunei Cenei pe anul 2020". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
- "Populația rezidentă după etnie". Institutul Național de Statistică.
- "Populația rezidentă după religie". Institutul Național de Statistică.
- Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002".
- "Alegeri locale 2024". Rezultate Vot.
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