Fibiș ( hu, Temesfüves; german: Fibisch) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Timiș County Timiș () is a county ('' județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. T ...

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. It is composed of a single village, Fibiș, part of the commune of

Mașloc Mașloc (german: Blumenthal; hu, Máslak) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Alioș, Mașloc (commune seat) and Remetea Mică. It also included Fibiș until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate com ...

until 2004, when it was split off.

Geography

Fibiș is located in the north of

, 30 km northeast of

Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...

, at the contact of the last extensions of the Lipova Plateau with the Timiș Plain. It borders

to the northeast,

Remetea Mică Remetea may refer to several places in Romania: * Remetea, Bihor, a commune in Bihor County * Remetea, Harghita, a commune in Harghita County * Remetea, a village in Meteș Commune, Alba County * Remetea, a district in the city of Târgu Mureș, M ...

to the east, Bencecu de Jos to the south,

Pișchia Pișchia ( hu, Hidasliget or ''Piski''; german: Bruckenau) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bencecu de Jos, Bencecu de Sus, Murani, Pișchia (commune seat) and Sălciua Nouă. Name Geography Pișchia i ...

to the southeast, Seceani to the west and Firiteaz and Fiscut (

Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center ...

) to the northwest.

History

The first recorded mention of Fibiș dates from 1234 (''Fiues''). However, Hungarian historian claims that Fibiș was founded in 1380 on the hearth of a former village called ''Batriu''. By 1446, when it was known as ''Fÿüves'', Fibiș belonged to

Arad District Arad District ( fa, بخش ارد) is a district (bakhsh) in Gerash County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 7,029, in 2,019 families. The District has one city: Arad, Iran, Arad. The District has two Rural Districts of ...

. At the 1717 census Fibiș had 20 houses. According to Hungarian historians Váli and Nagy, Fibiș was mostly Romanian during this period. Towards the end of the 19th century, several Hungarian and German families were settled here. Romanians had their own school since 1777, while the German school was built in 1891. Fibiș was bought in 1815 by Prince Karl Schwarzenberg, who sold it to Péter Tököly in 1819. In 1845 it became the property of Greek-Austrian banker

Simon Sinas Simon von Sina or Simon Sinas ( el, Σίμων Σίνας; 1810–1876) was a Greece, Greek-Austrian banker, aristocrat, benefactor and diplomat. He was one of the most important benefactors of the Greek nation together with Georgios Sinas. Biogr ...

. Around 1940, Romanians and Germans mostly lived separately, and Hungarians were scattered among Romanians and Germans and the so-called ''Gyepsoron''. Since 1989, many Romanian, Hungarian and German residents have left the village; the German community has virtually disappeared. Between 1967 and 2004 Fibiș belonged to the commune of

, then it became an independent commune.

Demographics

Fibiș had a population of 1,590 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 5% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are

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(91.89%), with a minority of

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

(3.52%). For 3.33% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are

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(87.04%), but there are also minorities of

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s (3.4%),

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

s (3.08%),

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

s (1.51%) and

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

s (1.32%). For 3.33% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.

References

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