Ohaba Lungă (formerly Ohaba Românească; hu, Hosszúszabadi; german: Langenau) is a

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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 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.

History

The first recorded mention of Ohaba Lungă dates from 1440. In 1447 it belonged to

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 ...

and was the property of Miklós Bánffy. Between 1597–1620 the commune comes into the successive possession of several noblemen, following royal donations (István Török, István Bethlen). In the Turkish

defter A ''defter'' (plural: ''defterler'') was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire. Description The information collected could vary, but ''tahrir defterleri'' typically included details of villages, dwellings, household ...

s from the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century it is mentioned as ''Oláh-Ohaba'' or "Romanian Ohaba", which proves the continuity of the Romanian character of the settlement. By 1890 it belongs to Bálinc District and has 357 inhabitants.

Demographics

Ohaba Lungă had a population of 1,084 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 12% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are

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(92.9%), larger minorities being represented by

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(2.31%) and

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(1.11%). For 3.32% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are

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(82.84%), but there are also minorities of

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s (12.08%) and

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s (1.48%). For 3.32% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.

Gallery

File:Biserica de lemn din Dube;ti.jpg, Wooden church in Dubești File:Biserica ortodoxă Cuvioasa Parascheva, Ierșnic.jpg, St. Paraskeva Orthodox church in Ierșnic File:Biserica din Ohaba Română.jpg, Church in Ohaba Română

References

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