Nițchidorf

Nițchidorf
Commune
Nițchidorf within Timiș County
Nițchidorf Nițchidorf within Romania
Coordinates: RO 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E / 45.58250°N 21.53083°ECoordinates: RO 45°34′57″N 21°31′51″E / 45.58250°N 21.53083°E
Country	Romania
County	Timiș
Established	1784
Founded by	Kristof Niczky
Government
• Mayor	Ioan Mașcovescu (SDP)
Area
• Total	64.13 km^2 (24.76 sq mi)
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population (July 1, 2007)
• Total	1,570
• Density	24/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Postal code	307295
Area code	(+40) 256

Kristóf Niczky (1725-1787), the founder of the settlement

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

Demographics

Demographic evolution according to ethnicity
Year	Romanians	Germans	Hungarians	Roma	Others	Total
1880	1,015	1,803	19	N/A	24	2,861
1910	1,226	2,123	71	N/A	35	3,455
1941	1,035	2,078	29	N/A	15	3,157
1977	956	1,131	14	-	5	2,106
1992	1,411	59	21	-	64	1,555
2002	1,465	19	32	7	61	1,584

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.

External links

• nitzkydorf.de