ASPECTS REGARDING THE GERMAN COMMUNITY IN THE BISTRA VALLEY (BIHOR COUNTY) Cover Image

ASPECTE PRIVIND COMUNITATEA GERMANĂ DE PE VALEA BISTREI (JUDEȚUL BIHOR)
ASPECTS REGARDING THE GERMAN COMMUNITY IN THE BISTRA VALLEY (BIHOR COUNTY)

Author(s): Cosmin Ionuț PATCA
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, Sociology of Culture, Migration Studies, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Liceul Vasile Conta Târgu-Neamț
Keywords: Bistra Valley; Germans; Modern Age; demographic regression; occupations;

Summary/Abstract: The Bistra Valley (Bihor County) is par excellence a multiethnic and multiconfessional space. Along with the Romanians, Hungarians, Slovaks, Germans, Jews and Gypsies have been living here for centuries. The present study presents some demographic aspects regarding the German community in the settlements of the Bistra Valley, from the first documentary records until the end of the First World War, based on documentary sources: the appearance of the Germans in the Bistra Valley, the evolution of the German community during 1869-1920, the proportion of Germans in the total population, the distribution by localities.

  • Issue Year: 4/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 123-140
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Romanian
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