Coșteiu

Coșteiu (Hungarian: Kastély; German: Großkostil) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Coșteiu (commune seat), Hezeriș, Păru, Țipari and Valea Lungă Română. It is located on the right bank of the Timiș River, downstream from Lugoj.

Coșteiu
The wooden church in Hezeriș
The wooden church in Hezeriș
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Coșteiu is located in Romania
Coșteiu
Coșteiu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°44′N 21°51′E
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Petru Carebia[1] (PSD)
Area84.11 km2 (32.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
3,815
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307125–307129
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitecosteiu.ro

History

The dam spillway on the Timiș River in Coșteiu

The first recorded mention of Coșteiu dates from 1597.[4] The settlement was formed around a medieval castle known as Kastély,[5] from which its name is derived (in Hungarian kastély means "castle").[6] On the Josephinische Landesaufnahme of 1717, it was listed under the name Gustik. Today's village was formed by merging three hamlets after 1945: Coșteiu Mare (Hungarian: Nagykastély), Coșteiu Mic (Hungarian: Kiskastély) and Sâlha (Hungarian: Szilha).[7]

The Bega Canal played an important role in the history of Coșteiu. Work on the canal began in 1728. To regularize Bega, Dutch engineer Maximilien Emmanuel Fremaut built a dam near Coșteiu between 1759 and 1760.[8] It was rebuilt in 1860 after the catastrophic floods of the previous year.[9]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2011)[10]

  Romanians (80.11%)
  Hungarians (10.32%)
  Roma (2.31%)
  Unknown (6.74%)
  Others (0.52%)

Religious composition (2011)[11]

  Orthodox (69.46%)
  Reformed (6.99%)
  Greek Catholics (5.91%)
  Pentecostals (3.71%)
  Roman Catholics (2.81%)
  Adventists (2.12%)
  Baptists (1.21%)
  Unknown (6.77%)
  Others (1.02%)

Coșteiu had a population of 3,635 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 5% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (80.11%), larger minorities being represented by Hungarians (10.32%) and Roma (2.31%). For 6.74% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[10] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (69.46%), but there are also minorities of Reformed (6.99%), Greek Catholics (5.91%), Pentecostals (3.71%), Roman Catholics (2.81%), Adventists (2.12%) and Baptists (1.21%). For 6.77% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[11]

Census[12] Ethnic composition
YearPopulationRomaniansHungariansGermansRoma
18804,4564,3762947
18905,3434,1271,11980
19006,0204,3401,58179
19106,3734,2812,02134
19205,5573,8161,7296
19305,5903,8821,5912761
19415,2133,6791,46616
19564,5753,3771,18275
19664,5003,38398121110
19774,5353,6428141953
19923,7623,0875931458
20023,8303,17150112132
20113,6352,912375884

References

  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. "Primăria Coșteiu". 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. Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  5. "Fișa Primăriei comunei Coșteiu". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  6. Crețan, Remus (2006). Dicționar toponimic și geografico-istoric al localităților din județul Timiș. Timișoara: Editura Universității de Vest. ISBN 973-7608-65-8.
  7. Barbu, Dinu (2013). Mic atlas al județului Timiș (caleidoscop) (PDF) (5th ed.). Timișoara: Artpress. p. 184. ISBN 978-973-108-553-1.
  8. "Lista monumentelor istorice" (PDF). Institutul Național al Patrimoniului. Ministerul Culturii. 2015. p. 2488.
  9. Dumitru, Viorel (24 March 2019). "Monument unic! Casa stăvilar de la Coștei funcționează și astăzi, la 259 de ani de la inaugurare". Express de Banat.
  10. "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  11. "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
  12. Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF).
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