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Nițchidorf

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Country
  
Romania

Established
  
1784

Elevation
  
132 m (433 ft)

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:48 PM

County
  
Timiș

Founded by
  
Kristof Niczky

Postal code
  
307295

Nițchidorf

Weather
  
13°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 37% Humidity

Nițchidorf (German: Nitzkydorf; Hungarian: Niczkyfalva) is a commune in Timiș County in the Banat region of Romania.

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Map of Ni%C8%9Bchidorf, Romania

Geography

It is located in the southwest of Romania, at 30 km (19 mi) from Timișoara. Nițchidorf has 1,599 inhabitants (2005), and a total area of 64.13 km2 (24.76 sq mi). The commune is composed of three villages: Blajova (Balázsd), Duboz (Temesdoboz) and Nițchidorf.

History

It was first mentioned in 1784. The commune was named after its founder, count Kristóf Niczky. Historically, it was inhabited mostly by German-speaking Banat Swabians, most of whom abandoned Romania in the 1980s. Ioan Mașcovescu of the Social Democratic Party has been mayor since 2004.

Notable residents

  • Herta Müller (born 1953), German author and 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • Sebastian Kräuter (1922-2008), Roman Catholic bishop of the Timişoara diocese between 1990 and 1999.

    • References

    Nițchidorf Wikipedia
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