Ohaba Lungă
Template:Infobox Romanian subdivision Ohaba Lungă (formerly Ohaba Românească; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dubești, Ierșnic, Ohaba Lungă (commune seat) and Ohaba Română. Ohaba Lungă is one of the poorest and least populated communes in Timiș County.[1]
History
The first recorded mention of Ohaba Lungă dates from 1440.[2] In 1447 it belonged to Arad County and was the property of Miklós Bánffy.[3] Between 1597–1620 the commune comes into the successive possession of several noblemen, following royal donations (István Török, István Bethlen).[3] In the Turkish defters from the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century it is mentioned as Oláh-Ohaba or "Romanian Ohaba",[2] which proves the continuity of the Romanian character of the settlement. By 1890 it belongs to Bálinc District and has 357 inhabitants.[3]
Demographics
Ohaba Lungă had a population of 1,084 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 12% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (92.9%), larger minorities being represented by Ukrainians (2.31%) and Roma (1.11%). For 3.32% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.[4] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (82.84%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (12.08%) and Baptists (1.48%). For 3.32% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.[5]
| Census[6] | Ethnic composition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Roma | Ukrainians |
| 1880 | 2,492 | 2,456 | 12 | 21 | – | – |
| 1890 | 2,714 | 2,660 | 29 | 22 | – | – |
| 1900 | 2,822 | 2,751 | 44 | 19 | – | – |
| 1910 | 3,167 | 2,971 | 44 | 121 | – | – |
| 1920 | 2,855 | 2,807 | 10 | 34 | – | – |
| 1930 | 3,048 | 2,873 | 5 | 60 | 103 | – |
| 1941 | 3,130 | 2,970 | 2 | 30 | – | |
| 1956 | 2,744 | 2,646 | 8 | 3 | 87 | – |
| 1966 | 2,221 | 2,193 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| 1977 | 1,681 | 1,647 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| 1992 | 1,347 | 1,279 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 57 |
| 2002 | 1,225 | 1,168 | 10 | – | 35 | 12 |
| 2011 | 1,084 | 1,007 | 3 | – | 12 | 25 |
| 2021 | 904 | |||||
Gallery
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Wooden church in Dubești
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St. Paraskeva Orthodox church in Ierșnic
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Church in Ohaba Română
References
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