Mașloc
Mașloc | |
|---|---|
 Location in Timiș County | |
  Mașloc Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°0′0″N 21°29′2″E / 46.00000°N 21.48389°ECoordinates: 46°0′0″N 21°29′2″E / 46.00000°N 21.48389°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Timiș |
| First recorded mention | 1326 (Machalaka) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ionel Lupu (PNL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.06 km2 (27.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,492 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 307270–307273 |
| SIRUTA code | 157683 |
| Website | www |
Mașloc (Hungarian: Máslak; German: Blumenthal) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Alioș (formerly Iliești; Hungarian: Temesillésd; German: Aljosch), Mașloc and Remetea Mică (until 1925 Remetea Germană;[3] Hungarian: Németremete; German: Königshof; Ukrainian: Малі Ремети). It also included Fibiș until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
Name
The German name of the village, Blumenthal, means "village of flowers". The German colony was built in a wildflower meadow, hence the name. This is also illustrated by the old stamp of the village, depicting a valley and a flower vase with a lush bouquet of flowers.[4] The Romanian population had great difficulties pronouncing the German name. Therefore they named the village Maslog, as shown in a map from 1864–1865. Maslog was written with "s" and not with the Romanian "ș" (s-comma). Maslog was changed to Mașloc, apparently taking over the ending "-loc" from the Hungarian "-lak" (Máslak). The Hungarian lak – just like the Romanian loc – means "place".[4]
History
Mașloc was first mentioned as Machalaka in 1326.[5] Most of its inhabitants fled after the Turkish conquest of Banat (1552).[4] From this time on, the houses were only temporarily inhabited by people of different nationalities. After the Austrians conquered Banat from the Turks, the village was called Maschlok and had 14 houses.[4]
Mașloc was colonized by Germans from Schwarzwald between 1770–1771, who named it Blumenthal.[6] By 1773, the colony had 93 houses, a school and a pub.[4]
Demographics
Ethnic composition (2011)[7]
Religious composition (2011)[8]
Mașloc had a population of 2,285 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 1% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (77.68%), larger minorities being represented by Ukrainians (10.9%), Roma (2.8%) and Hungarians (1.58%). For 6.08% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[7] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (86%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (2.67%), Old Believers (2.23%) and Roman Catholics (1.75%). For 6.13% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[8]
| Census[9] | Ethnic composition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Roma | Ukrainians |
| 1880 | 3,871 | 1,766 | 147 | 1,951 | – | – |
| 1890 | 4,175 | 1,781 | 162 | 2,195 | – | – |
| 1900 | 4,340 | 1,911 | 188 | 2,224 | – | – |
| 1910 | 4,007 | 1,575 | 127 | 2,303 | – | – |
| 1920 | 3,878 | 1,479 | 89 | 2,294 | – | – |
| 1930 | 3,714 | 1,467 | 63 | 2,157 | 13 | – |
| 1941 | 3,564 | 1,367 | 44 | 2,127 | – | – |
| 1956 | 3,277 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966 | 3,064 | 1,638 | 38 | 1,386 | – | – |
| 1977 | 2,899 | 1,593 | 31 | 1,066 | 14 | 190 |
| 1992 | 2,283 | 1,800 | 50 | 70 | 20 | 334 |
| 2002 | 2,307 | 1,886 | 38 | 21 | 83 | 271 |
| 2011 | 2,285 | 1,775 | 36 | 13 | 64 | 249 |
References
- ^ "Primăria Mașloc". Ghidul Primăriilor.
- ^ "Populația României la 1 ianuarie 2018 (date definitive)". Institutul Național de Statistică.
- ^ "Lege nr. 95 din 13 iunie 1925 pentru Unificarea Administrativă". Portal Legislativ.
- ^ a b c d e Mildenberger, Peter. "Zeittafel zur Blumenthaler Ortsgeschichte". Heimatortsgemeinschaft Blumenthal-Fibisch.
- ^ Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
- ^ "Fișa Primăriei comunei Mașloc". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
- ^ a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
- ^ a b "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică.
- ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF).
