Secaș ( hu, Temesszékás; german: Sekasch) is a commune in

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: Checheș, Crivobara, Secaș (commune seat) and Vizma.

History

Secaș first appears in written history in 1440. At that time it was assigned to

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, was called ''Kyszekas'' ("Little Secaș") and belonged to the Șoimoș Fortress. It continued to exist during the Ottoman period, as

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's writings from 1690–1700 mention it as inhabited. After the conquest of Banat by the Austrians in 1717, the first census took place, in which two localities were recorded: ''Georg in Sekasch'' with seven houses and ''Dollnischas'' with 14 houses, both in the Lipova District. It is not mentioned on the map from 1761, but the very old Orthodox parish has registers since 1779. Later, only one village, Secaș, inhabited by Romanians, is recorded. The new Orthodox church was built in 1869. In the interwar period it was part of Plasa Lipova, Timiș-Torontal County and exceeded 1,000 inhabitants. After

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it began to become depopulated, mainly due to its relative isolation from industrial centers and major communications routes.

Demographics

Secaș had a population of 299 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 2% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...

(91.64%). For 8.36% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are

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(87.96%), but there are also minorities of

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 (1.67%) and

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s (1.34%). For 8.36% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.

References

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