Știuca (

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for " pike"; hu, Csukás; german: Ebendorf; uk, Щука or Штюка) is a

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. It is composed of four villages: Dragomirești, Oloșag, Știuca and Zgribești.

Name

History

The first mention of Știuca dates back to 1585, but it is about ''praedium'' or ''terra Stukatth'' and not about a cohesive locality. The village was practically founded by German settlers between 1784–1787. They named it Ebendorf, a name it bore until 1901. The German settlers came from various regions, the first being from

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, followed by those from

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and

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. Slovaks and Germans from

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later settled. Through school and church, through mixed marriages, the Slovaks were assimilated over time by the German population. The Știuca–Sălbăgel estate was once owned by the barons of the Brukenthal house. In 1786, 60 families of 214 people, mostly from Luxembourg, settled in Știuca. From 1867, during the Hungarian administration, the village was named ''Csukás''. Since 1919 the village is called Știuca. Starting in 1966, Ukrainians from

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, which currently represents the majority of the population, began to settle in Știuca. Most ethnic Germans emigrated to the FRG in 1990.

Demographics

Știuca had a population of 1,813 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 1% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are

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(62.82%), with a minority of

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(34.09%). For 1.65% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. In terms of religion, there is no majority religion, the inhabitants being Orthodox (48.26%),

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestantism, Protestant Charismatic Christianity, Charismatic Christian movement Old Believers Old Believers or Old Ritualists, ''starovery'' or ''staroobryadtsy'' are Eastern Orthodox Christians who maintain the liturgical and ritual practices of the Russian Orthodox Church as they were before the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow b ...

(7.5%),

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 c ...

s (1.43%) and

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s (1.1%). For 2.15% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.

Gallery

File:Biseric de lemn din Dragomirești.jpg, The wooden church in Dragomirești File:Olosag Orthodox Church.JPG, The Orthodox church in Oloșag File:RO TM Stiuca 4.jpg, Bilingual sign at the entrance to Știuca File:Biserica din Știuca (recondiționată).jpg, The Orthodox church in Știuca

References

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