Bethausen
Bega River in Bethausen
Bega River in Bethausen
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Bethausen is located in Romania
Bethausen
Bethausen
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°50′N 21°57′E / 45.833°N 21.950°E / 45.833; 21.950
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Ioan Lihoni[1] (PNL)
Area90.27 km2 (34.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
2,908
  Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307050–307053
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.primariabethausen.ro

Bethausen (Hungarian: Bethlenháza; German: Bethausen; Banat Swabian: Pettlenhaas;[4] often Romanianized Betleaz) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bethausen (commune seat), Cladova, Cliciova, Cutina, Leucușești and Nevrincea.

Geography

Bethausen is located in the northeast of Timiș County, on the right bank of Bega River, 26 km (16 mi) from Lugoj and 20 km (12 mi) from Făget.[2]

The relief is characterized by the predominance of the smooth surfaces of the Banat Plain, which extends as a gulf into the hills on Bega Valley. In the north, the commune's territory includes the last extensions of the Lipova Piedmont, and in the southeast the Făget Hills, located at the foot of the Poiana Ruscă Massif, from which they are separated by a chain of contact micro-depressions.[2]

The climate has a temperate character, with warm summers, not-too-cold winters, quite early springs and sometimes very long autumns.[2]

The vegetation is rich in species. The plains and the meadows are used for various crops: wheat, barley, oat, corn, cabbage, melons, potatoes, orchards, etc. The commune's territory is part of the vegetation area of deciduous forests (Turkey oak, Hungarian oak, sessile oak, field maple, ash, black locust, etc.).[2]

History

Bethausen is one of the youngest villages in Banat. It was founded in 1883 by colonization with Germans coming from Zichandorf, on the hearth of the former Romanian village Becliza or Betlinești.[5] Germans gave it the name Bethausen, after the old name Betlinești; Hungarians called it Bethlenháza ("Bethlen's house"), and Romanians Betleaz.[5] In 1884 they built a Roman Catholic church here.[5] By 1890 the commune was part of the district of Belinț.[5] Until 1990 it was a predominantly German locality, but after the Germans' exodus to Germany, the Romanians became the majority.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2011)[6]

  Romanians (90.97%)
  Ukrainians (4.84%)
  Hungarians (1.24%)
  Unknown (2.26%)
  Others (0.69%)

Religious composition (2011)[7]

  Orthodox (78.02%)
  Pentecostals (13.48%)
  Roman Catholics (2.49%)
  Adventists (2%)
  Unknown (2.29%)
  Others (1.72%)

Bethausen had a population of 3,057 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 1% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (90.97%), larger minorities being represented by Ukrainians (4.84%) and Hungarians (1.24%). For 2.26% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[6] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (78.02%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (13.48%), Roman Catholics (2.49%) and Adventists (2%). For 2.29% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[7]

Census[8] Ethnic composition
YearPopulationRomaniansHungariansGermansUkrainians
18803,2883,1551746
18904,1123,459108452
19004,8773,730280701
19105,4483,954764638
19205,2443,866764588
19304,9543,693569584
19414,8633,729560479
19564,4303,5084893452
19664,0143,481275253
19773,4743,09413620121
19922,9092,743715136
2002[9]3,0332,7966218152
20113,0572,7813814148

References

  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Informații generale". Primăria comunei Bethausen.
  3. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  4. "Ortschaften mit ehem. deutscher Bevölkerung im Banat". Jetscha.de.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Fișa Primăriei comunei Bethausen". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  6. 1 2 "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  7. 1 2 "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  8. Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-1992" (PDF).
  9. "Bethausen / Bethlenháza / Bethlenhaas, Bethausen". Structura etno-demografică a României. Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate Etnoculturală.
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