Becicherecu Mic

Coordinates: 45°50′N 21°3′E / 45.833°N 21.050°E / 45.833; 21.050
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Becicherecu Mic
Commune
Serbian church in Becicherecu Mic
Serbian church in Becicherecu Mic
Coat of arms of Becicherecu Mic
Coat of arms
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Becicherecu Mic is located in Romania
Becicherecu Mic
Becicherecu Mic
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°50′N 21°3′E / 45.833°N 21.050°E / 45.833; 21.050
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Raimond Rusu[1] (PSD)
Area
[2]
46.65 km2 (18.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
2,875
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
307040
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.becicherecu-mic.ro

Becicherecu Mic (Hungarian: Kisbecskerek; German: Fischdorf or Kleinbetschkerek; Serbian: Мали Бечкерек, romanized: Mali Bečkerek) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Becicherecu Mic. It also included Dudeștii Noi until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. Its name means "Small Becicherec", as opposed to the "Great Becicherec" (Becicherecu Mare in Romanian), located in Serbia and renamed Zrenjanin in 1946.

Location

Becicherecu Mic is located 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Timișoara, on the national road DN6 Timișoara–Sânnicolau Mare–Cenad. It is also connected to the Timișoara–Cenad railway, which passes to the south, with the Pescărețul Mic station.

It borders Dudeștii Noi to the east, Hodoni to the north, Săcălaz to the southeast, Beregsău Mare to the south, Iecea Mică and Iecea Mare to the west and Biled to the northwest.[4]

History

Becicherecu Mic is mentioned as early as 1232 by the name terra Potkerequ.

Habsburg Empire, in 1717, the imperial administration records the settlement with the name Peschered, in Romanian Pescăreț ("pond with fish").[4] In 1723, in County Mercy's Karte des Temeswarer Banates (see online), the settlement appears for the first time under the name Becicherecu Mic. Its origin comes by rhotacism from the proper noun Pechereky, the name of a landowner.[4] First German settlers arrive here in 1727.[6] In 1748, 24 Romanian families brought from Transylvania were also colonized here.[6] Between 1920 and 1925, the village was named Țichindeal, after scholar Dimitrie Țichindeal [ro], born here in 1775.[6]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2011)[7]

  Romanians (83.49%)
  Roma (2.8%)
  Serbs (1.79%)
  Hungarians (1.51%)
  Ukrainians (1.4%)
  Germans (1.16%)
  Unknown (7.43%)
  Others (0.42%)

Religious composition (2011)[8]

  
Baptists (1.37%)
  Serbian Orthodox
(1.23%)
  Unknown (7.85%)
  Others (1.79%)

Becicherecu Mic had a population of 2,853 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 18% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are

Baptists (1.37%) and Serbian Orthodox (1.23%). For 7.85% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[8]

Census[9] Ethnic composition
Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Ukrainians Serbs
1880 3,379 428 21 2,395 – – 498
1890 3,687 403 25 2,651 – – 562
1900 3,738 422 40 2,659 – – 557
1910 3,666 421 95 2,531 – – 546
1920 3,642 382 70 2,533 – – –
1930 3,318 431 35 2,294 83 – 461
1941 3,098 436 20 2,142 – – –
1956 2,564 – – – – – –
1966 2,693 1,544 12 734 69 68 250
1977 2,774 1,741 18 619 107 63 208
1992 2,316 1,913 26 94 98 53 125
2002 2,417 2,062 31 48 132 74 63
2011 2,853 2,382 43 33 80 40 51

Economy

The economic activity is a consistent one, supported at local level by 223 firms active in fields such as

iron processing, among others.[4]

The agricultural area of the commune consists of 3,464 ha (8,560 acres) of arable land on which grains are grown:

sunflower and rapeseed; 2 ha (4.9 acres) of orchards with fruit trees and pasture that covers an area of 418 ha (1,030 acres).[4]

Notable people

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Primăria Becicherecu Mic". 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Strategia de dezvoltare a comunei Becicherecu Mic" (PDF). Primăria comunei Becicherecu Mic. 2015.
  5. ^ Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
  6. ^ a b c "Fișa Primăriei comunei Becicherecu Mic pe anul 2013". Consiliul Județean Timiș.
  7. ^ a b "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. ^ Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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