Vinga, Romania

Vinga
Vinga
Commune
	Roman Catholic Church and the square
	Location in Arad County
	Vinga Location in Romania
	Coordinates:46°1′N21°13′E/ 46.017°N 21.217°E
Country	Romania
County	Arad
Area	155 km2(60 sq mi)
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	6,083
• Density	39/km2(100/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST(UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	AR

Vingais acommuneinArad County,westernRomania,south of the county seat ofArad,with a population of 5,828 inhabitants (as of 2011). Vinga is located in the northern section of theBanat.The people in Vinga are mainlyRomanians,the second largest ethnic group beingHungarians.There is aBulgarianminority ofCatholic faith,known as theBanat Bulgarians,who have historically been the dominant ethnicity in Vinga.

History

The first evidence of Vinga's existence as a small village dates back to 1231 A.D. After Vinga was destroyed by Turks during the expansion of theOttoman Empire,Vinga was repopulated in the year 1741 with 125 families of ethnic Bulgarians fromChiprovtsi,joined later byRomaniansfrom the surrounding area. AfterWorld War I,a majority of these Bulgarian families moved toAradandTimișoara.AfterWorld War II,more and more Bulgarians moved to Vinga and began to own large and important pieces of land in the area. During the communist regime ofNicolae Ceauşescu,the government promised to contribute and renovate Vinga so that it could be recognized as a small town. However, these promises were not kept because the revolution of 1989 occurred and a new government was formed.

Religion

When Bulgarians came to Vinga, they brought with them their culture, their language, and also their religion of Roman Catholicism. The imposingCatholicchurch, which was built by ethnic Bulgarians in the early 1890s, can be seen from afar. There is also an Orthodox church, which represents the main religion of Romanians living in the area. Furthermore, there is a Baptist church, which holds around 30 members, and a Pentecostal church which is located near the Baptist church.

Population and ethnic changes

Changes in population distribution in Vinga village
Census^[1]^[2]		Ethnic origin
Year	Population	Romanians	Banat Bulgarians	Germans	Hungarians	Roma	Serbs	Slovaks	Other origins
1880	4,796	263	3,543	652	278	6	9	45	–
1900	4,762	455	2,818	704	718	?	31	36	?
1930	4,764	1,108	2,208	392	919	64	14	22	26
1977	4,617	2,239	1,103	70	983	181	3	14	20
1992	4,132	2,147	690	40	686	463	5	29	71
2002	4,218	2,632	510	31	533	397	3	18	94

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had 5828 inhabitants. Of these 58.11% wereethnic Romanians,20.86%Hungarians,11.06%Roma,5.57%Bulgarians,2.59%Slovaks,0.9%Ukrainiansand 0.2%Serbs.The commune is composed of three villages:

InRomanian	InHungarian	Ethnic majority
Mailat	Majláthfalva	Hungarians
Mănăștur	Monostor	Romanians
Vinga	Vinga	Romanians

Travel and transportation

There is a major European road running through Vinga (E671), connecting it to Arad to the North and Timișoara to the South. Vinga also has a train station running the same general direction as the road, connecting these two major cities, Arad and Timișoara. Many people in Vinga commute to one of these cities to work. Being a commune, it has two associate small towns (villages) in its administrative jurisdiction: Mănăștur and Mailat.

Natives

Gallery

Church
Church inside
Bulgarian House plaque
Mayor's Office, former Franciscan monastery

References

^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.

External links

[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.

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