Fârdea (Hungarian: Ferde; German: Ferden; Serbian: Фердија, romanized: Ferdija)[3] is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Drăgșinești, Fârdea (commune seat), Gladna Montană, Gladna Română, Hăuzești, Mâtnicu Mic and Zolt.

Geography

Fârdea is located in the eastern extremity of Timiș County, at the foot of Poiana Ruscă Mountains. The relief has the appearance of a huge amphitheater descending from the edges of the commune to the central depression valleys with some steep hills in the southeast and softer ones in the northwest.[4]

History

Fârdea was first mentioned in a Hungarian diploma in 1361.[5] It was one of the most important medieval settlements in Banat, where a Vlach district has existed since ancient times.[5] In the 14th–15th centuries it was called Turd, which comes from Furd, a personal name mentioned around 1291.[6] In a document from 1454, the chapter from Arad reports to Ladislaus V that John Hunyadi became the owner of the Romanian district of Twerd. The document mentions that this district included the villages of Bănia, Lower and Upper Gladna, Prodanfalva, Zolthur, Cărămida, Dryinfalva, Brekafalva, Lower and Upper Igazfalva, Puril, Mâtnic, Boglyafalva, Costenești and Stefanfalva,[6] many of which no longer exist. At the end of the 15th century, the district no longer belonged to Temes County, but to Hunyad County.[7]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2021)[8]
  1. Romanians (92.6%)
  2. Others (7.37%)
Religious composition (2021)[9]
  1. Orthodox (81.0%)
  2. Baptists (5.56%)
  3. Pentecostals (4.99%)
  4. Unknown (6.72%)
  5. Others (1.69%)

Fârdea had a population of 1,562 inhabitants at the 2021 census, down 10.74% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (92.63%).[8] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (81.04%), but there are also minorities of Baptists (5.56%) and Pentecostals (4.99%). For 6.72% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[9]

Census[10] Ethnic composition
YearPopulationRomaniansRoma
18803,2713,135–
18903,2813,161–
19003,4303,273–
19103,4703,316–
19203,2773,226–
19303,2173,15031
19413,1723,149–
19562,8462,842–
19663,1643,144–
19772,8992,78188
19922,1642,08646
20021,9191,84548
20111,7501,64926
20211,5621,4474

Politics and administration

The commune of Fârdea is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 11 councilors. The mayor, Maria-Rovena-Violeta Dobrean, from the Social Democratic Party, has been in office since 2020. As from the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political parties:[11]

Party Seats Composition
Social Democratic Party7
National Liberal Party–Social Liberal Humanist Party2
Alliance for the Union of Romanians1
Romanian Ecologist Party1

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Primăria Fârdea". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  2. ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Popov, Dejan (2018). Bugarski, Stevan (ed.). "Свештенство Епархије темишварске 1797. године" (PDF). Темишварски зборник. 10. Novi Sad: Матица српска: 177–197.
  4. ↑ "Informații generale". Primăria comunei Fârdea.
  5. 1 2 "Istorie". Primăria comunei Fârdea.
  6. 1 2 Vuia, Iuliu (1929). "Districtus Walachorum" (PDF). Analele Banatului. 2 (3): 35–37.
  7. ↑ Băbescu, Traian (2003). Monografia comunei Fârdea. Timișoara: Mirton. ISBN 973-661-001-2.
  8. 1 2 "Populația rezidentă după etnie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  9. 1 2 "Populația rezidentă după religie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
  10. ↑ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  11. ↑ "Alegeri locale 2024". Rezultate Vot.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fârdea