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Peciu Nou (; or Neuwien, "New Vienna"; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Diniaș, Peciu Nou (commune seat) and Sânmartinu Sârbesc.

History

The territory of the commune has been inhabited since ancient times. During the Dacian statehood and the Roman rulership, a Roman colony was established here under the name Vibech. During the Migration Period, Peciu Nou fell under Hungarian rule; the first recorded mention of Peciu Nou also comes from this time (1332, Veybech). Between 1401–1406, the locality was a royal domain with urban status (opidum regis Vybech). In 1526 Hungary became a pashalik; after this period the sultan colonized many Serbs in Banat, and the name of the locality was changed from Vibech to Peciui.

The locality did not appear on Count Mercy's maps from 1723–1725, suggesting that the settlement was destroyed during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. The first German settlers arrived here in 1723, mainly from Cologne and Mainz. The conscription (census) of 1743 noted a settlement with the name Uypez. At one time it was also called Neu Wien ("New Vienna").

Demographics

Peciu Nou had a population of 4,931 inhabitants at the 2021 census, down 1.02% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (76.55%), larger minorities being represented by Serbs (8.37%) and Hungarians (1.37%). For 11.86% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (66.65%), but there are also minorities of Serbian Orthodox (7.6%), Pentecostals (6.22%), Roman Catholics (2.59%) and Greek Catholics (1.6%). For 12.45% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.

Census

Ethnic composition

Year

Population

Romanians

Hungarians

Germans

Roma

Ukrainians

Serbs

1880

4,829

82

84

1,928

–

–

2,694

1890

5,549

40

102

2,314

–

1

3,079

1900

5,831

38

105

2,331

–

–

3,349

1910

5,862

94

138

2,301

–

–

3,304

1920

5,627

68

86

2,228

–

–

–

1930

5,639

127

96

2,124

20

–

3,263

1941

5,773

209

102

2,253

–

–

–

1956

5,794

1,454

108

1,387

37

–

2,801

1966

6,059

1,956

105

1,723

37

–

2,231

1977

5,946

2,249

114

1,610

88

62

1,810

1992

4,871

3,332

109

125

29

70

1,200

2002

4,992

3,773

113

53

43

80

926

2011

4,982

3,878

101

40

35

57

674

2021

4,931

3,775

68

18

27

29

413

Politics and administration

The commune of Peciu Nou is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 15 councilors. The mayor, Gabriel-Răzvan Drăgan, from the Social Democratic Party, has been in office since 2016. Since the 2024 local elections, the composition of the local council in terms of political parties' representation is the following:

Party

Seats

Composition

Social Democratic Party

7

National Liberal Party

5

Save Romania Union–People's Movement Party–Force of the Right

2

Union of Serbs of Romania

1

Notable people

References