Country Romania Population (2002) 5,676 Local time Wednesday 12:46 PM | County Timiș Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Lenauheim is a commune in Timiș County, Banat, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bulgăruș, Grabaț and Lenauheim.
Contents
- Map of Lenauheim 307240 Romania
- Name
- History
- Demographics
- Twin towns
- Points of interest
- Notable people
- References
Map of Lenauheim 307240, Romania
Name
The name Lenauheim is official since 1926. It was also called Cetad or Cetat in Romanian; Schadat, Schaddat or Tschatad in German; and Csatád in Hungarian. Bulgăruș is called Bogarosch in German and Bogarós in Hungarian. The German name for Grabaț is Grabatz, while in Hungarian, it is Garabos.
History
The Lenauheim village was founded by German colonists (Banat Swabians) in 1767. Originally called Csatád, in 1926 the village was renamed Lenauheim after the poet Nikolaus Lenau who was born here.
Demographics
In 1865. Lenauheim had c. 3200 inhabitants. In 1940, it had 2400, out of which 95% ethnic Germans. After the Second World War, the proportion of Germans fell to 50%. In 1992, out of 1400 inhabitants there were 346 Germans; in 2006, only 59.