Giera
Giera | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Timiș County | |
  Giera Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′N 21°0′E / 45.400°N 21.000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Timiș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–) | Radu-Ionel Vicol (PSD) |
Area | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,131 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 307215–307217 |
| Vehicle reg. | TM |
Giera (Hungarian: Gyér; German: Gier; Serbian: Ђир, romanized: Đir) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Giera (commune seat), Grănicerii and Toager.
History
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The first recorded mention of Giera dates from 1322, when it was a property of the Csanád clan;[3] Tivadar Vejtehi donated it to his son-in-law Omori Gál.[4] At the 1717 census, in Giera there were 12 houses inhabited by Serbs and an Orthodox church (built since 1667).[4] They settled here during the 17th century. From 1795, the domain (including Toager, Grănicerii and Livezile) came into the possession of the Gyertyánffy family, a Hungarian noble family of Armenian origin, taking the name Gyér.[5] In 1829, Lukács Gyertyánffy built a mansion in Giera, near the grain storehouse (now a historical monument), built in turn by Andor Gyertyánffy; the mansion is preserved to this day.[5] The Gyertyánffys also owned a grove called Gradinaț (Hungarian: Grádácz), where an Avar ring and a Turkish fortress were later unearthed.[4]
Demographics
[edit]- Romanians (61.7%)
- Hungarians (12.7%)
- Roma (8.66%)
- Serbs (4.06%)
- Unknown (12.6%)
- Others (0.29%)
- Orthodox (65.1%)
- Roman Catholics (13.5%)
- Serbian Orthodox (4.50%)
- Pentecostals (1.50%)
- Unknown (14.1%)
- Others (1.10%)
- Irreligious, atheists and agnostics (0.26%)
Giera had a population of 1,131 inhabitants at the 2021 census, down 8.71% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (61.71%), larger minorities being represented by Hungarians (12.73%), Roma (8.66%) and Serbs (4.06%). For 12.55% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[6] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (65.07%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (13.52%), Serbian Orthodox (4.5%) and Pentecostals (1.5%). For 14.05% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[7]
| Census[8] | Ethnic composition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Roma | Serbs |
| 1880 | 2,888 | 834 | 353 | 1,290 | – | 397 |
| 1890 | 3,442 | 837 | 588 | 1,550 | – | 458 |
| 1900 | 3,504 | 850 | 668 | 1,514 | – | 457 |
| 1910 | 3,483 | 943 | 652 | 1,345 | – | 527 |
| 1920 | 3,461 | 875 | 732 | 1,362 | – | – |
| 1930 | 3,221 | 1,045 | 493 | 1,260 | 1 | 404 |
| 1941 | 3,261 | 1,177 | 560 | 1,147 | – | – |
| 1956 | 2,473 | 856 | 520 | 764 | – | 317 |
| 1966 | 2,185 | 774 | 512 | 652 | – | 244 |
| 1977 | 1,697 | 750 | 414 | 349 | 11 | 170 |
| 1992 | 1,228 | 719 | 303 | 43 | 64 | 97 |
| 2002 | 1,321 | 855 | 276 | 32 | 88 | 64 |
| 2011 | 1,239 | 812 | 211 | 21 | 99 | 56 |
| 2021 | 1,131 | 698 | 144 | – | 98 | 46 |
Politics and administration
[edit]The commune of Giera is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 8 councilors. The mayor, Radu-Ionel Vicol, from the National Liberal Party, has been in office since 2016. As from the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political parties:[9]
| Party | Seats | Composition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party | 3 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party | 3 | ||||
| Social Liberal Humanist Party | 1 | ||||
| Save Romania Union | 1 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Primăria Giera". Ghidul Primăriilor.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
- 1 2 3 Reiszig, Ede (1912). "Torontál vármegye községei". In Borovszky, Samu (ed.). Magyarország vármegyéi és városai. Budapest: Országos Monografia Társaság.
- 1 2 "Depozitul de cereale din Giera". Prin Banat. 22 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Populația rezidentă după etnie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
- 1 2 "Populația rezidentă după religie". RPL 2021. Institutul Național de Statistică.
- ↑ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ "Alegeri locale 2024". Rezultate Vot.
