Tormac

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Field	Value
type	commune
county	Timiș
population_total	auto
map_caption	Location in Timiș County
name	Tormac
other_name	Végvár
leader_name	Dănuț-Gruia Pop
leader_term	2024–
leader_party	PNL
image_map	Tormac jud Timis.svg
coordinates
image_shield	ROU TM Tormac CoA.png
established_date	1780 (Rittberg)
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	121.03
elevation_m	135
postal_code	307430–307432
website
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Geography

Tormac is located in the southeast of Timiș County. It borders Nițchidorf and Sacoșu Turcesc to the north, Gătaia to the south, Voiteg and Liebling to the west and Caraș-Severin County to the east. Morphologically, the territory of the commune falls within the sub-hilly plain of Șipet and the Pogonici Plain.

The hydrology of the area is dominated at the northern limit by the Pogonici River, the only tributary of the Timiș River that never dries. Due to a lack of unevenness separating the meadows from the interfluves, during the spring freshets, the river floods the areas along the valley.

The location of the commune in the middle of a plain ensures a continental climate, influenced by warm Mediterranean air currents. The average annual temperature is 10.6 C.

History

Like many other surrounding settlements, Tormac was established in 1780, in the third wave of colonization of Banat, by Germans (Swabians). At first it was called Rittberg, after an Austrian general. The village did not manage to become Germanized because around 1790 German families were forced to leave their homes and settle in neighboring villages, such as Bacova or Darova.

Thus, between 1790–1794, the place of the Germans was taken by 78 families of Hungarian settlers, so that the village can be considered one of the first Reformed Hungarian colonies in Banat. They came from Csanád, Csongrád, Békés and Heves counties. The story goes that when the first Hungarians arrived, they found the village completely lit by candles left by the Germans in their homes.

Due to the complete transformation of the village into a Hungarian community, in 1806 the communal council decided to change its name from Rittberg to Végvár. Being surrounded by Romanian villages, during the revolution of 1848, bloody conflicts arose between the Hungarians from Tormac and the Romanians from Șipet, Berini, Cadăr or Sacoș. After this moment, the waters calmed down and Tormac developed and became one of the largest and most compact Hungarian communes in Banat.

Demographics

|thumb=left |caption=Ethnic composition (2021) |label1=Romanians|value1=61.07|color1=#8080ff |label2=Hungarians|value2=31.62|color2=#80ff80 |label3=Unknown|value3=5.22|color3=#9f9f9f |label4=Others|value4=2.09|color4=#555555}} |thumb=left |style=clear:none; |caption=Religious composition (2021) |label1=Orthodox|value1=56.76|color1=#8080ff |label2=Reformed|value2=26.89|color2=#80ff80 |label3=Roman Catholics|value3=5.11|color3=#ffff80 |label4=Pentecostals|value4=3.57|color4=#3fc03f |label5=Unknown|value5=5.39|color5=#c0c0c0 |label6=Others|value6=2.11|color6=#9f9f9f |label7=Irreligious, atheists and agnostics|value7=0.17|color7=#555555}} Tormac had a population of 2,852 inhabitants at the 2021 census, up 5.08% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (61.07%), with a minority of Hungarians (31.62%). For 5.22% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (56.76%), but there are also minorities of Reformed (26.89%), Roman Catholics (5.11%) and Pentecostals (3.57%). For 5.39% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown. ::data[format=table]

Census	Ethnic composition	Year	Population	Romanians	Hungarians	Germans
1880	4,906	2,520	2,169	177	–	7
1890	5,660	2,787	2,637	128	–	46
1900	6,112	3,104	2,650	290	–	10
1910	6,227	2,947	2,812	360	–	24
1920	5,599	2,597	2,580	340	–	–
1930	5,438	2,720	2,387	252	54	12
1941	5,378	2,652	2,341	302	–	–
1956	4,634	2,319	2,173	113	25	2
1966	4,160	2,120	1,925	77	27	3
1977	3,515	1,777	1,612	39	48	24
1992	2,705	1,388	1,221	16	14	54
2002	2,737	1,480	1,158	8	13	63
2011	2,714	1,547	973	7	7	32
2021	2,852	1,742	902	4	20	23
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Politics and administration

The commune of Tormac is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 11 councilors. The mayor, Dănuț-Gruia Pop, from the National Liberal Party, has been in office since 2024. As from the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political parties: ::data[format=table]

Party	Seats	Composition
National Liberal Party (Romania)}}"		National Liberal Party
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}"		Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania
Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}"		Social Democratic Party
S.O.S. Romania}}"		S.O.S. Romania
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Notable people

(1923–1996), poet
János Graur (b. 1938), editor and journalist
(b. 1941), poet

References

"Date generale". Primăria comunei Tormac.
Wettel, Helmut. (1919). "Der Buziascher Bezirk. Landschaften mit historischen Streislichtern". Südungarische Buchdruckerei.
Vistai András, János. "Tekintő – erdélyi helynévkönyv".
"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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