Coșteiu Explained

Type:commune
County:Timiș
Population Total:auto
Coșteiu
Leader Name:Petru Carebia[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PSD
Coordinates:45.7333°N 72°W
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:84.11
Postal Code:307125–307129

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 first recorded mention of Coșteiu dates from 1597.[3] The settlement was formed around a medieval castle known as Kastély,[4] from which its name is derived (in Hungarian kastély means "castle").[5] 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).[6]

The Bega Canal played an important role in the history of Coșteiu. Work on the canal began in 1728. To regularize Bega, Dutch engineer built a dam near Coșteiu between 1759 and 1760.[7] It was rebuilt in 1860 after the catastrophic floods of the previous year.[8]

Demographics

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.[9] 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.[10]

Census[11] Ethnic composition
Year Population
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 16 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Primăria Coșteiu . Ghidul Primăriilor.
  3. Book: Szabó, M. Attila . Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára . Pro-Print Kiadó . Miercurea Ciuc . 2003.
  4. Web site: Fișa Primăriei comunei Coșteiu . Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  5. Book: Crețan, Remus . Dicționar toponimic și geografico-istoric al localităților din județul Timiș . Editura Universității de Vest . Timișoara . 2006 . 973-7608-65-8.
  6. Book: Barbu, Dinu . Mic atlas al județului Timiș (caleidoscop) . 5th . 2013 . Artpress . Timișoara . 184 . 978-973-108-553-1.
  7. Web site: Lista monumentelor istorice . Institutul Național al Patrimoniului . Ministerul Culturii . 2015 . 2488 . 2021-09-22 . 2022-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023041628/http://patrimoniu.gov.ro/images/lmi-2015/LMI-TM.pdf . dead .
  8. Web site: Monument unic! Casa stăvilar de la Coștei funcționează și astăzi, la 259 de ani de la inaugurare . Express de Banat . Dumitru . Viorel . 24 March 2019.
  9. Web site: Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune . Institutul Național de Statistică . 2021-09-22 . 2016-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160118131243/http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_Tab_8.xls . dead .
  10. Web site: Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune . Institutul Național de Statistică . 2021-09-22 . 2020-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807221634/http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_13.xls . dead .
  11. Web site: Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002 . Varga . E. Árpád . 2021-09-22 . 2007-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070610213704/http://www.kia.hu/konyvtar/erdely/erd2002/tmetn02.pdf . dead .