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Teremia Mare ( hu, Máriafölde; german: Marienfeld; sr, Велика Теремија, Velika Teremija) is a
Teremia Mare had a population of 4,019 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 3% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are
Teremia Mare is a winegrowing community and is known for its high-quality red wine and brandy, the ''Marienfelder Cognac''. Viticulture and winemaking are the most important industries in Teremia Mare. However, growing cereals and vegetables are also of economic importance.
Teremia Mare also became known for the healing thermal water, which is mainly used for rheumatic diseases. The thermal bath was built after a thermal spring was found in 1972 while searching for oil.
commune
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in Timiș County
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, Romania
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. It is composed of three villages: Nerău, Teremia Mare and Teremia Mică.Name
History
The first recorded mention of Teremia Mare dates from 1256, under the name of ''Teremteluk''. Between 1769 and 1770, the locality was re-established by colonization with Germans (Swabians) fromAlsace
Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...
and Württemberg
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Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...
. It formed a common colony with Teremia Mică, Comloș and Tomnatic
Tomnatic ( hu, Nagyősz; german: Triebswetter) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Tomnatic. It was part of Lovrin commune until 2004, when it was split off. History
Near Tomnatic took place the last bat ...
. The Catholic church and the school were built in 1770. The Germans called the village ''Marienfeld'' or ''Großteremin''. In 1785 it was bought by Cristofor Nakó, and in 1835 it became the property of Ioan Nakó.
In the interwar period it was part of Plasa Comloșu Mare, Timiș-Torontal County
Timiș-Torontal was a county ( ro, județ) in the Kingdom of Romania. Its capital was Timișoara. The territory of the county had been transferred to Romania in 1920 from the Kingdom of Hungary under the Treaty of Trianon.
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and was a German locality, with very few Romanians and Hungarians. After World War II
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, the Germans began to leave the locality. Gradually, the Romanians take their place. Immediately after the 1989 revolution, the mass exodus of the Germans took place, so that Teremia Mare became a majority Romanian locality.
Demographics
Romanians
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(86.04%), larger minorities being represented by Hungarians
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(4.4%), Roma
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(1.64%) and Germans
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(1%). For 6.15% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox
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(77.78%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholic
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s (6.54%), Pentecostal
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s (4.98%), Baptist
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s (1.82%), Jehovah's Witnesses
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(1.12%) and Reformed
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(1.09%). For 6.15% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.
Economy
Teremia Mare is a winegrowing community and is known for its high-quality red wine and brandy, the ''Marienfelder Cognac''. Viticulture and winemaking are the most important industries in Teremia Mare. However, growing cereals and vegetables are also of economic importance.
Teremia Mare also became known for the healing thermal water, which is mainly used for rheumatic diseases. The thermal bath was built after a thermal spring was found in 1972 while searching for oil.
Notable people
* Hansi Schmidt (b. 1942), handball playerReferences
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