Sacoșu Turcesc

Sacoșu Turcesc
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Sacoșu Turcesc is located in Romania
Sacoșu Turcesc
Sacoșu Turcesc
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°39′N 21°26′E / 45.650°N 21.433°E / 45.650; 21.433
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gabriel Koller[1] (PNL)
Area124.53 km2 (48.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
3,392
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307355–307362
Vehicle reg.TM
Websiteprimariasacos.ro

Sacoșu Turcesc (Hungarian: Törökszákos; German: Türkisch Sakosch)[4] is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Berini, Icloda, Otvești, Sacoșu Turcesc (commune seat), Stamora Română, Uliuc and Unip.

Name

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Romanian Hungarian German
Berini Temesberény Berin
Icloda Iklód Ikloda
Otvești Ötvösd or Eötvösfalva Ötwösch
Sacoșu Turcesc Törökszákos Türkisch Sakosch
Stamora Română Felsősztamora or Oláhsztamora Wallachisch Stamora
Uliuc Temesújlak Uliuk
Unip Temesújnép Unipp

History

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The first recorded mention of Sacoșu Turcesc dates from 1321, when, in a Hungarian noble diploma, the village of Zekes, belonging to Szörény County, is mentioned.[5] Also here is attested from 1440 a castle, which belonged to the Hungarian noble family Kórógy. In 1459 the castle came into the possession of the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus, and then he ceded it to the Hungarian noble family Kanizsa [hu]. In 1473 the castle was owned by Ioan Ungur of Nădăștia and the Szobi family. From 1507, the ownership of the castle is taken over by István Werbőczy.[6]

The word Turcesc ("Turkish") in the name of the locality does not indicate, as it seemed at first sight, the ethnicity of the villagers, but the Ottoman suzerainty under which the locality was at one time. This is to distinguish it from Sacoșu Mare, which was also called Sacoșu Unguresc, because it was in the part of Banat attached to Transylvania during the time of Temeşvar Eyalet.

The Franciscan monastery here, founded by King Charles Robert in 1366, was destroyed during the Ottoman occupation.[7]

Demographics

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Ethnic composition (2011)[8]

  Romanians (79.59%)
  Hungarians (7.32%)
  Roma (4.93%)
  Unknown (7.53%)
  Others (0.63%)

Religious composition (2011)[9]

  Orthodox (80.44%)
  Roman Catholics (6.5%)
  Pentecostals (2.12%)
  Reformed (1.39%)
  Unknown (7.68%)
  Others (1.87%)

Sacoșu Turcesc had a population of 3,307 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 5% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (79.59%), larger minorities being represented by Hungarians (7.32%) and Roma (4.93%). For 7.53% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[8] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (80.44%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (6.5%), Pentecostals (2.12%) and Reformed (1.39%). For 7.68% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[9]

Census[10] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Serbs
1880 5,301 4,675 451 148 13
1890 6,003 5,106 675 186 21
1900 6,611 5,437 872 240 40
1910 6,739 5,331 1,131 191 24
1920 5,832 4,838 763 166
1930 5,771 4,859 676 158 38 12
1941 5,554 4,607 637 174
1956 5,229 4,424 615 88 76 6
1966 4,781 4,040 455 47 37 191
1977 4,658 3,984 436 44 185
1992 3,037 2,626 230 30 144 2
2002 3,156 2,686 215 21 223 2
2011 3,307 2,632 242 12 163

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Primăria Sacoșu Turcesc". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  3. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  4. ^ von Thiele, J. C. (1833). Das Königreich Ungarn: Ein topographisch-historisch-statistisches Rundgemälde. Vol. VI. Košice: v. Thiele. p. 330.
  5. ^ Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  6. ^ Koppány, Tibor (1999). A középkori Magyarország kastélyai. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-7694-5.
  7. ^ Rusu, Adrian Andrei (2000). Dicționarul mănăstirilor. Presa Universitară Clujeană. p. 220.
  8. ^ a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  9. ^ a b "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  10. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF).