Jimbolia
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| Coordinates: 45°47′30″N 20°43′20″E / 45.79167°N 20.72222°E | |||
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Timiş County | ||
| Status | Town | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Gábor Kaba (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 108 km2 (41.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 11,605 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://www.jimbolia.ro/ | ||
Jimbolia (Romanian IPA pronunciation: /ʒim.'bo.li.a/, Banat Bulgarian: Džimbolj, German: Hatzfeld, Hungarian: Zsombolya, Serbian: Žombolj or Жомбољ) is a town in Timiş county, Romania. In 2004, it had a population of 11,605.
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[edit] History
The earliest record of a community in this location is a place identified as Chumbul in a papal tax record in 1333. This place came under Turkish (Ottoman) administration in 1552. As a result of the Treaty of Passarowitz this place came under Austrian rule in 1718. The surrounding region had become seriously depopulated during the period of Turkish rule.[1]
Jimbolia was colonized in 1766 by German-speaking settlers (Danube Swabians) who named their new community Hatzfeld.[2] Later, this community was also identified as Zombolya.
Hatzfeld/Zombolya came under Serbian military rule on Nov. 17, 1918.[3] As a result of the Treaty of Trianon, Hatzfeld/Zombolya came within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes as of July 4, 1920. As the result of an adjustment in the border between Romania and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, it became part of Romania with the name Jimbolia on April 9, 1924. At the same time, the village of Modosch was transferred from Romania to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[4]
The painter Stefan Jäger, known for his depiction of Danube Swabian life and history, lived in the town from 1910 until his death in 1962.
The notorious Hungarian political figure Dr. Franz Anton Basch was born here on July 1, 1901.[5]
[edit] Demographics
Formerly, the town was populated mainly by ethnic Germans, but as result of emigration, the Romanians form currently the largest ethnic group.
| Historical population of Jimbolia Mare[6] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | |||||||||
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| 1880 | 8,621 | 0.4% | 5.9% | 87.5% | |||||||||
| 1890 | 9,580 | 0.4% | 7.5% | 89.8% | |||||||||
| 1900 | 10,152 | 0.5% | 15.1% | 82.7% | |||||||||
| 1910 | 10,893 | 1% | 20.8% | 74.2% | |||||||||
| 1930 | 10,873 | 6.1% | 19.3% | 70.3% | |||||||||
| 1941 | 10,781 | 8% | 19.2% | 67.2% | |||||||||
| 1956 | 11,281 | 30.6% | 21.5% | 43.6% | |||||||||
| 1966 | 13,633 | 39% | 20.7% | 36.1% | |||||||||
| 1977 | 14,682 | 41.3% | 19.7% | 34.2% | |||||||||
| 1992 | 11,830 | 66.8% | 16.6% | 9.4% | |||||||||
| 2002[7] | 11,136 | 72.4% | 14.8% | 4.6% | |||||||||
[edit] Images
 Statue of Saint Florian, patron of firemen and a symbol of the city |
 Roman Catholic church |
 Ştefan Jager Museum |
 Firemen's Tower |
 Rail station |
 Street scene |
 Traditional Swabian house, protected historic landmark |
[edit] References
- ^ Peace Handbooks, Vol. 1, Austria Hungary, issued by the Historical Section of the Foreign Office (U.K.), London, 1920.
- ^ Ortsgeschichte von Hatzfeld, by Paul Martin, Banater Buchverkag, H, Anwender & Sohn, Timisoara, 1943.
- ^ Die Temesvarer Zeitung als Banater Geschichtsquelle (1852-1949), by Alexander Krishnan, Munich, 1969.
- ^ http://www.schuttertal.de/index.phtml?NavID=1117.76&La=1
- ^ The Danube Swabians, by Geza Paikert, Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, 1967.
- ^ Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája
- ^ Recensamant 2001
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