Fibiș

For other uses, see Fibis.

Fibiș
Commune
Location in Timiș County
Fibiș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°58′N 21°25′E
Country	Romania
County	Timiș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Dorel Gheorghe Carcea[1] (PNL)
Area [2]	52.22 km^2 (20.16 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[3]	1,795
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	307272
Vehicle reg.	TM
Website	www.comunafibis.ro

Fibiș (Hungarian: Temesfüves; German: Fibisch) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Fibiș, part of the commune of Mașloc until 2004, when it was split off.

Geography

Fibiș is located in the north of Timiș County, 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Timișoara, at the contact of the last extensions of the Lipova Plateau with the Timiș Plain.^[4] It borders Mașloc to the northeast, Remetea Mică to the east, Bencecu de Jos to the south, Pișchia to the southeast, Seceani to the west and Firiteaz and Fiscut (Arad County) to the northwest.

History

The first recorded mention of Fibiș dates from 1234 (Fiues).^[5] However, Hungarian historian Samu Borovszky [hu] claims that Fibiș was founded in 1380 on the hearth of a former village called Batriu.^[6] By 1446, when it was known as Fÿüves, Fibiș belonged to Arad District.^[5] At the 1717 census Fibiș had 20 houses. According to Hungarian historians Váli and Nagy, Fibiș was mostly Romanian during this period. Towards the end of the 19th century, several Hungarian and German families were settled here. Romanians had their own school since 1777, while the German school was built in 1891.^[7] Fibiș was bought in 1815 by Prince Karl Schwarzenberg, who sold it to Péter Tököly in 1819.^[6] In 1845 it became the property of Greek-Austrian banker Simon Sinas.^[6] Around 1940, Romanians and Germans mostly lived separately, and Hungarians were scattered among Romanians and Germans and the so-called Gyepsoron. Since 1989, many Romanian, Hungarian and German residents have left the village; the German community has virtually disappeared. Between 1967 and 2004 Fibiș belonged to the commune of Mașloc, then it became an independent commune.^[8]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2011)^[9]

  Romanians (91.89%)

  Hungarians (3.52%)

  Unknown (3.33%)

  Others (1.26%)

Religious composition (2011)^[10]

  Orthodox (87.04%)

  Greek Catholics (3.4%)

  Pentecostals (3.08%)

  Baptists (1.51%)

  Roman Catholics (1.32%)

  Unknown (3.33%)

  Others (0.32%)

Fibiș had a population of 1,590 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 5% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (91.89%), with a minority of Hungarians (3.52%). For 3.33% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.^[9] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (87.04%), but there are also minorities of Greek Catholics (3.4%), Pentecostals (3.08%), Baptists (1.51%) and Roman Catholics (1.32%). For 3.33% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.^[10]

Census[11]		Ethnic composition
Year	Population	Romanians	Hungarians	Germans
1880	2,305	1,384	325	587
1890	2,291	1,356	292	617
1900	2,346	1,354	332	649
1910	2,430	1,367	472	569
1920	2,299	1,289	466	527
1930	2,161	1,416	339	394
1941	2,257	1,507	360	380
1956	2,037	–	–	–
1966	2,039	1,521	266	251
1977	1,976	1,610	195	150
1992	1,630	1,435	108	14
2002	1,678	1,500	117	10
2011	1,590	1,461	56	–

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. "Primăria Fibiș". Ghidul Primăriilor.
3. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
4. "Informații generale". Primăria comunei Fibiș.
5. Szabó, M. Attila (2003). Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc: Pro-Print Kiadó.
6. Borovszky, Samu (1910). Magyarország vármegyéi és városai. Budapest: Országos Monográfia Társaság.
7. "Istorie". Primăria comunei Fibiș.
8. "Lege pentru înființarea unor comune" (PDF). Camera Deputaților. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
9. "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
10. "Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Institutul Național de Statistică. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
11. Varga, E. Árpád. "Temes megye településeinek etnikai (anyanyelvi/nemzetiségi) adatai 1880-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2021-10-02.