Coșteiu

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For Coșteiu de Sus village, see Margina.
Coșteiu
Commune
The Orthodox church in Coșteiu
The Orthodox church in Coșteiu
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Coșteiu is located in Romania
Coșteiu
Coșteiu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°44′N 21°51′E / 45.733°N 21.850°E / 45.733; 21.850
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Petru Carebia[1] (PSD)
Area
[2]
84.11 km2 (32.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
3,815
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307125–307129
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitecosteiu.ro

Coșteiu (Hungarian: Kastély; German: Großkostil) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Coșteiu (commune seat), Hezeriș, Păru, Țipari and Valea Lungă Română. It is located on the right bank of the Timiș River, downstream from Lugoj.

History

The dam spillway on the Timiș River in Coșteiu

The first recorded mention of Coșteiu dates from 1597.[4] The settlement was formed around a medieval castle known as Kastély,[5] from which its name is derived (in Hungarian kastély means "castle").[6] On the Josephinische Landesaufnahme of 1717, it was listed under the name Gustik. Today's village was formed by merging three hamlets after 1945: Coșteiu Mare (Hungarian: Nagykastély), Coșteiu Mic (Hungarian: Kiskastély) and Sâlha (Hungarian: Szilha).[7]

The Bega Canal played an important role in the history of Coșteiu. Work on the canal began in 1728. To regularize Bega, Dutch engineer Maximilien Emmanuel Fremaut built a dam near Coșteiu between 1759 and 1760.[8] It was rebuilt in 1860 after the catastrophic floods of the previous year.[9]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2011)[10]
  1. Romanians (80.11%)
  2. Hungarians (10.32%)
  3. Roma (2.31%)
  4. Unknown (6.74%)
  5. Others (0.52%)
Religious composition (2011)[11]
  1. Orthodox (69.46%)
  2. Reformed (6.99%)
  3. Greek Catholics (5.91%)
  4. Pentecostals (3.71%)
  5. Roman Catholics (2.81%)
  6. Adventists (2.12%)
  7. Baptists (1.21%)
  8. Unknown (6.77%)
  9. Others (1.02%)

Coșteiu had a population of 3,635 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 5% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (80.11%), larger minorities being represented by Hungarians (10.32%) and Roma (2.31%). For 6.74% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[10] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (69.46%), but there are also minorities of Reformed (6.99%), Greek Catholics (5.91%), Pentecostals (3.71%), Roman Catholics (2.81%), Adventists (2.12%) and Baptists (1.21%). For 6.77% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[11]

Census[12] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma
1880 4,456 4,376 29 47 –
1890 5,343 4,127 1,119 80 –
1900 6,020 4,340 1,581 79 –
1910 6,373 4,281 2,021 34 –
1920 5,557 3,816 1,729 6 –
1930 5,590 3,882 1,591 27 61
1941 5,213 3,679 1,466 16 –
1956 4,575 3,377 1,182 7 5
1966 4,500 3,383 981 21 110
1977 4,535 3,642 814 19 53
1992 3,762 3,087 593 14 58
2002 3,830 3,171 501 12 132
2011 3,635 2,912 375 8 84

References

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  2. ^ "Primăria Coșteiu". Ghidul Primăriilor.
  3. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  4. ^ Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  5. ^ "Fișa Primăriei comunei Coșteiu". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  6. ^ Crețan, Remus (2006). Dicționar toponimic și geografico-istoric al localităților din județul Timiș. Timișoara: Editura Universității de Vest. ISBN 973-7608-65-8.
  7. ^ Barbu, Dinu (2013). Mic atlas al județului Timiș (caleidoscop) (PDF) (5th ed.). Timișoara: Artpress. p. 184. ISBN 978-973-108-553-1.
  8. ^ "Lista monumentelor istorice" (PDF). Institutul Național al Patrimoniului. Ministerul Culturii. 2015. p. 2488. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  9. ^ Dumitru, Viorel (24 March 2019). "Monument unic! Casa stăvilar de la Coștei funcționează și astăzi, la 259 de ani de la inaugurare". Express de Banat.
  10. ^ a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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  12. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-22.