Traian Vuia (until 1950 Bujor; hu, Bozsor) is a
commune in
Timiș County,
Romania. It is composed of six villages: Jupani, Săceni, Sudriaș (commune seat), Surducu Mic, Susani and Traian Vuia.
It was the birthplace of inventor and aviator
Traian Vuia (1872–1950). It was renamed to commemorate him after his death.
Name
History
The first recorded mention of Bujor dates from 1364. The locality had a high importance in the
Middle Ages, being the center of a Vlach district. In 1453 this district had a
knyaz
, or ( Old Church Slavonic: Кнѧзь) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands. It is usually translated into English as prince or duke, dependi ...
, Dionysius, and was donated by King
Ladislaus V
Ladislaus the Posthumous( hu, Utószülött László; hr, Ladislav Posmrtni; cs, Ladislav Pohrobek; german: link=no, Ladislaus Postumus; 22 February 144023 November 1457) was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He was the ...
to
John Hunyadi. In 1596 the Bujor District was part of
Hunyad County
Hunyad (today mainly Hunedoara) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and of the Principality of Transylvania. Its territory is now in Romania in Transylvania. The capital of the co ...
. Within its borders there was at that time the village of Baia, and a little further the village of Chitești, both disappeared.
In the past, the hearth of the village was in the Gladna Valley, on the place called "Little Village" ( ro, Satul mic). Due to the frequent floods, in 1823 the village was moved to its present place, protected from floods.
Demographics
Traian Vuia had a population of 2,059 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 8% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are
Romanians (88.68%), larger minorities being represented by
Roma
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(5.54%) and
Ukrainians (1.94%). For 2.91% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.
By religion, most inhabitants are
Orthodox
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Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...
(72.8%), but there are also minorities of
Pentecostals (17.05%),
Baptists (5.25%) and
Roman Catholics (1.26%). For 2.91% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.
Gallery
File:Biserica din Jupani.jpg, The Orthodox church in Jupani
File:Traian VuiaTM (3).JPG, The Orthodox church in Traian Vuia
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Traian Vuia, Timis
Communes in Timiș County
Localities in Romanian Banat