Comlosu Mare
Encyclopedia
Comloşu Mare is a commune
in Timiş County
, Romania
. It is composed of three villages: Comloşu Mare, Comloşu Mic and Lunga. Its sister-settlement is Magyarcsanád
, Hungary
.
1734 - A mass migration from the Olt Region ;
1781 - Maria Teresia brings and settles a number of German families from Luxembourg ;
1770 - Sattelite village "Ostern" is created. (Comlosu Mic);
1838 - Proeminent poet Iulian Grozescu is born in the commune. 1890 - The commune is incorporated in the "Torontal" township, district of Jimbolia, and the population reaches 5235 residents;
1956 - The commune belongs to the Timisoara district, sub-district of Jimbolia, population declines to 4030 residents.
The plan was based on square blocks, and streets 40 meters wide.
In the center of the village a park and a Church ground was established. In addition, proper space was affected for the Parochial House, the school and the bodega. Like most other villages, a space was also dedicated to a weekly market place.
The house code prescribed that the dwelling was in the front wile the barn was in the rear. This would prevent the fire (most likely in the barn) from spreading to the street.
For building material, compacted dirt was used with a roof of various wooden materials.
The planning of the streets took in the consideration the ethnic composition of their inhabitants. The planning went at great lenghs to group togheter people of the same nationality and religion. The four main groups were: Romanians, Germans, Hungarians, and Serbs, but a small number of Slovaks were also settled.
Some land was available for sale to anyone, and in those places the ethnic groups were allowed to mix.
Communes of Romania
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...
in Timiş County
Timis County
Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is composed of three villages: Comloşu Mare, Comloşu Mic and Lunga. Its sister-settlement is Magyarcsanád
Magyarcsanád
Magyarcsanád a multi-ethnical village located in Csongrád , southeast Hungary near the Mureş River . The Maros is a border-river here between northern Hungary and southern Romania....
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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Relevant Dates
1446 - First historical documents mention the commune;1734 - A mass migration from the Olt Region ;
1781 - Maria Teresia brings and settles a number of German families from Luxembourg ;
1770 - Sattelite village "Ostern" is created. (Comlosu Mic);
1838 - Proeminent poet Iulian Grozescu is born in the commune. 1890 - The commune is incorporated in the "Torontal" township, district of Jimbolia, and the population reaches 5235 residents;
1956 - The commune belongs to the Timisoara district, sub-district of Jimbolia, population declines to 4030 residents.
History Of Commune Planning
While a possession of the Austro Hungarian empire, a plan of development was enacted in 1763.The plan was based on square blocks, and streets 40 meters wide.
In the center of the village a park and a Church ground was established. In addition, proper space was affected for the Parochial House, the school and the bodega. Like most other villages, a space was also dedicated to a weekly market place.
The house code prescribed that the dwelling was in the front wile the barn was in the rear. This would prevent the fire (most likely in the barn) from spreading to the street.
For building material, compacted dirt was used with a roof of various wooden materials.
The planning of the streets took in the consideration the ethnic composition of their inhabitants. The planning went at great lenghs to group togheter people of the same nationality and religion. The four main groups were: Romanians, Germans, Hungarians, and Serbs, but a small number of Slovaks were also settled.
Some land was available for sale to anyone, and in those places the ethnic groups were allowed to mix.