Denta
| Denta | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Denta
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| Coordinates: 45°21′N 21°15′E / 45.350°N 21.250°E | |
| Country |
 Romania
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| County |
 Timiș
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iacob Slavoliub (PSD) |
| Population (2002) | 3,187 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Denta (German and Hungarian: Denta) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania.
The commune is composed of four villages: Breștea (Berestye), Denta, Rovinița Mare (Omor) and Rovinița Mică (Kisomor).
Breștea (Banat Bulgarian: Brešćа, Hungarian: Berestye) was founded in 1842 by around 110 families of Roman Catholic Banat Bulgarians from Dudeștii Vechi (Stár Bišnov).
In the 1880s, a part of the Bulgarian population returned to Bulgaria to found the village of Bardarski Geran. In 1869, 1,191 Bulgarians lived in the village, and in 1880 their number was 1,087. In the following years, the population was distributed as follows:
The total population in 1941 was 914. In 1930, 93.2% of the population was Bulgarian, and in 1956, 96.2%.
Coordinates: 45°21′N 21°15′E / 45.350°N 21.250°E
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