Fârdea
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::data[format=table title="Infobox Romanian subdivision"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Timiș |
| population_total | auto |
| image_map | Fardea jud Timis.svg |
| map_caption | Location in Timiș County |
| coordinates | |
| name | Fârdea |
| leader_name | Maria-Rovena-Violeta Dobrean |
| leader_term | 2020– |
| leader_party | PSD |
| website | |
| image_skyline | Fardea.JPG |
| image_caption | The Orthodox church in Fârdea |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 131.06 |
| postal_code | 307165–307172 |
| :: |
|type = commune |county = Timiș |population_total = auto |image_map = Fardea jud Timis.svg |map_caption = Location in Timiș County |coordinates = |name=Fârdea |leader_name = Maria-Rovena-Violeta Dobrean |leader_term = 2020– |leader_party = PSD |website = |image_skyline = Fardea.JPG |image_caption = The Orthodox church in Fârdea |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 131.06 |elevation_m = |postal_code = 307165–307172 Fârdea (; ; ) 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.
Geography
Fârdea 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.
History
Fârdea was first mentioned in a Hungarian diploma in 1361. It was one of the most important medieval settlements in Banat, where a Vlach district has existed since ancient times. In the 14th–15th centuries it was called Turd, which comes from Furd, a personal name mentioned around 1291. 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, 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
|thumb=left |caption=Ethnic composition (2021) |label1=Romanians|value1=92.63|color1=#8080ff |label2=Others|value2=7.37|color2=#555555}} |thumb=left |style=clear:none; |caption=Religious composition (2021) |label1=Orthodox|value1=81.04|color1=#8080ff |label2=Baptists|value2=5.56|color2=#80ffff |label3=Pentecostals|value3=4.99|color3=#3fc03f |label4=Unknown|value4=6.72|color4=#c0c0c0 |label5=Others|value5=1.69|color5=#9f9f9f}} Fârdea had a population of 1,562 inhabitants at the 2021 census, down 10.74% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (92.63%). By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (81.04%), but there are also minorities of Baptists (5.56%) and Pentecostals (4.99%). For 6.72% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown. ::data[format=table]
| Census | 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 | ||
| 2021 | 1,562 | 1,447 | 4 | ||
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Politics and administration
The commune of Fârdea is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 11 councilors. The mayor, Maria-Rovena-Violeta Dobrean, 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–Social Liberal Humanist Party | |
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians}}" | Alliance for the Union of Romanians | |
| Romanian Ecologist Party}}" | Romanian Ecologist Party | |
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Notable people
- Virgil Simonescu (1881–1941), painter and art critic
Gallery
File:Dragsinesti.jpg|Orthodox church in Drăgșinești File:RO TM Gladna Montana 1.jpg|Orthodox church in Gladna Montană File:RO TM Gladna Romana 4.jpg|Orthodox church in Gladna Română File:Biserica din Matnicu Mic.jpg|Orthodox church in Mâtnicu Mic File:RO TM Zolt 118.jpg|Wooden church in Zolt File:RO TM Surduc 2.jpg|Lake Surduc
References
References
- "Primăria Fârdea". Ghidul Primăriilor.
- Popov, Dejan. (2018). "Свештенство Епархије темишварске 1797. године". Матица српска.
- "Informații generale". Primăria comunei Fârdea.
- "Istorie". Primăria comunei Fârdea.
- Vuia, Iuliu. (1929). "Districtus Walachorum". Analele Banatului.
- Băbescu, Traian. (2003). "Monografia comunei Fârdea". Mirton.
- "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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