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Sacoșu Turcesc
Sacoșu Turcesc
Commune
	Location in Timiș County
	Sacoșu Turcesc Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 45°39′N 21°26′E / 45.650°N 21.433°E
Country	Romania
County	Timiș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gabriel Koller (PNL)
Area	124.53 km2 (48.08 sq mi)
Population (2021-12-01)	3,392
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	307355–307362
Vehicle reg.	TM
Website	primariasacos.ro

Sacoșu Turcesc (Hungarian: Törökszákos; German: Türkisch Sakosch)^[4] is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Berini, Icloda, Otvești, Sacoșu Turcesc (commune seat), Stamora Română, Uliuc and Unip.

Name

Romanian	Hungarian	German
Berini	Temesberény	Berin
Icloda	Iklód	Ikloda
Otvești	Ötvösd or Eötvösfalva	Ötwösch
Sacoșu Turcesc	Törökszákos	Türkisch Sakosch
Stamora Română	Felsősztamora or Oláhsztamora	Wallachisch Stamora
Uliuc	Temesújlak	Uliuk
Unip	Temesújnép	Unipp

History

The first recorded mention of Sacoșu Turcesc dates from 1321, when, in a Hungarian noble diploma, the village of Zekes, belonging to Szörény County, is mentioned.^[5] Also here is attested from 1440 a castle, which belonged to the Hungarian noble family Kórógy. In 1459 the castle came into the possession of the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus, and then he ceded it to the Hungarian noble family Kanizsa [hu]. In 1473 the castle was owned by Ioan Ungur of Nădăștia and the Szobi family. From 1507, the ownership of the castle is taken over by István Werbőczy.^[6]

The word Turcesc ("Turkish") in the name of the locality does not indicate, as it seemed at first sight, the ethnicity of the villagers, but the Ottoman suzerainty under which the locality was at one time. This is to distinguish it from Sacoșu Mare, which was also called Sacoșu Unguresc, because it was in the part of Banat attached to Transylvania during the time of Temeşvar Eyalet.

The Franciscan monastery here, founded by King Charles Robert in 1366, was destroyed during the Ottoman occupation.^[7]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2011)^[8]

Romanians (79.59%)

Hungarians (7.32%)

Roma (4.93%)

Unknown (7.53%)

Others (0.63%)

Religious composition (2011)^[9]

Orthodox (80.44%)

Roman Catholics (6.5%)

Pentecostals (2.12%)

Reformed (1.39%)

Unknown (7.68%)

Others (1.87%)

Sacoșu Turcesc had a population of 3,307 inhabitants at the 2011 census, up 5% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (79.59%), larger minorities being represented by Hungarians (7.32%) and Roma (4.93%). For 7.53% of the population, ethnicity is unknown.^[8] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (80.44%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (6.5%), Pentecostals (2.12%) and Reformed (1.39%). For 7.68% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown.^[9]

Census^[10]		Ethnic composition
Year	Population	Romanians	Hungarians	Germans	Roma	Serbs
1880	5,301	4,675	451	148	–	13
1890	6,003	5,106	675	186	–	21
1900	6,611	5,437	872	240	–	40
1910	6,739	5,331	1,131	191	–	24
1920	5,832	4,838	763	166	–	–
1930	5,771	4,859	676	158	38	12
1941	5,554	4,607	637	174	–	–
1956	5,229	4,424	615	88	76	6
1966	4,781	4,040	455	47	37	191
1977	4,658	3,984	436	44	185	–
1992	3,037	2,626	230	30	144	2
2002	3,156	2,686	215	21	223	2
2011	3,307	2,632	242	12	163	–