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| Coordinates: 45°41′10″N 21°54′2″E / 45.68611°N 21.90056°E | |||
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Timiş County | ||
| Status | Municipality | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Francisc Boldea (Democratic Party) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 88.05 km2 (34 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 46,189 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://www.primarialugoj.ro/ | ||
Lugoj (German: Lugosch, Serbian: Lugoš (Лугош), Hungarian: Lugos, Turkish: Logoş) is a city in Timiş County, Banat, western Romania, situated on both banks of the Timiş River (which divides the city in two quarters, the Romanian on the right and the German on the left bank). It is the seat of the Eparchy of Lugoj in the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic. Two villages are administered by the city, Măguri and Tapia.
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History
Lugoj was once a strongly fortified place and of greater relative importance than at present. In August 1849 it was the last seat of the Hungarian revolutionary government, and the last refuge of Lajos Kossuth and several other leaders of the Revolution prior to their escape to the Ottoman Empire.
In modern times, it was the home town of famous Dracula actor Bela Lugosi. Lugosi's real family name was Blasko; the stagename Lugosi is the adjective form of Lugos, the town's Hungarian name.
Population and demographics
| Historical population of Lugoj[1] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | |||||||||
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| 1880 | 12,389 | 46.8% | 11.6% | 36.9% | |||||||||
| 1890 | 13,548 | 46% | 13.8% | 38.3% | |||||||||
| 1900 | 17,486 | 37.9% | 22.7% | 35.9% | |||||||||
| 1910 | 20,962 | 34.9% | 32.9% | 29.5% | |||||||||
| 1920 | 21,172 | 41.2% | 20.1% | 28.3% | |||||||||
| 1930 | 24,694 | 43.3% | 21.9% | 24.9% | |||||||||
| 1941 | 27,871 | 51.6% | 17% | 21.7% | |||||||||
| 1956 | 31,364 | 63.4% | 17.8% | 13.6% | |||||||||
| 1966 | 36,728 | 68% | 16.3% | 12.4% | |||||||||
| 1977 | 44,537 | 72.6% | 13.8% | 10.7% | |||||||||
| 1992 | 50,939 | 79.8% | 10.7% | 5.2% | |||||||||
| 2002 | 44,636 | 83% | 9.6% | 3% | |||||||||
| Detailed Demographics - 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Number | Percentage | |||||||||||
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| Romanians | 36,968 | 82.9% | |||||||||||
| Hungarians | 4,262 | 9.6% | |||||||||||
| Germans | 1,279 | 2.9% | |||||||||||
| Roma | 1,075 | 2.4% | |||||||||||
| Ukrainians | 705 | 1.6% | |||||||||||
| Other | 282 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Total | 44,571 | 100% | |||||||||||
Important institutions of higher learning
- Colegiul National Coriolan Brediceanu
- Colegiul National Iulia Hasdeu and Grupul Scolar Aurel Vlaicu
Notable people of Lugoj
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- Filaret Barbu, composer
- Valeriu Branişte, publicist, politician
- Caius Brediceanu, diplomat
- Coriolan Brediceanu, politician and journalist
- Tiberiu Brediceanu, composer
- Aurel Ciupe, painter
- Georges Devereux, ethnopsychologist
- Iosif Constantin Drăgan, businessman and author
- Traian Grozavescu, tenor
- Elemér Jakabffy, politician, scholar
- György Kurtág, composer
- Béla Lugosi, actor
- Lavinia Miloşovici, gymnast
- Victor Neumann, historian
- Dumitru Pirvulescu, wrestler
- Aurel Popovici, politician
- Josef Posipal, soccer player
- Ion Vidu, composer and choral conductor
- Camelia Voin, soprano
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Lugoj is twinned with:
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lugoj |
- City Hall site
- Lugojul - local info site
- Lugoj
- Lugoj Net
- Redeşteptarea, weekly newspaper
- Actualitatea, weekly newspaper
- Universitatea Europeană Drăgan, Lugoj
- Radio Nova FM Lugoj
- Colegiul National "Coriolan Brediceanu"
- Camelia Voin - University of California, Riverside
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