Bogda
Bogda | |
|---|---|
 Charlottenburg village, the only Rundling in the Banat region | |
 Location in Timiș County | |
  Bogda Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′27″N 21°35′31″E / 45.97417°N 21.59194°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Timiș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dorel Luca (PSD) |
| Area | 78.68 km2 (30.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 448 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | TM |
Bogda (German: Neuhof; Hungarian: Rigósfürdő, until 1899 Bogda-Rigós) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Altringen, Bogda, Buzad, Charlottenburg, Comeat, and Sintar.
Geography
Bogda is located near the border with Arad County in the historic Banat region, about 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Timișoara.
| In Romanian | In German | In Hungarian |
|---|---|---|
| Altringen | Altringen | Kisrékas |
| Bogda | Neuhof | Rigósfürdő |
| Buzad | Buzád | |
| Charlottenburg | Charlottenburg | Saroltavár |
| Comeat | Lichtenwald | Temeskomját |
| Sintar | Buchberg | Bükkhegy |
History
The area was first mentioned as Bagd in a 1436 deed. Part of the Habsburg Banat of Temeswar upon the 1718 Treaty of Passarowitz, the settlement appeared as Bogdan in a 1723 chart. In 1770/71 Banat Swabian colonists from Germany settled here in a place called Neuhoff. By the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, the area fell to the Kingdom of Romania.
Under its Hungarian name Bogdarigós, it was the site of a well-known health spa including a chapel and a way of the cross, which existed until the 1948 expropriations in the Socialist Republic of Romania. The spa later became a Young Pioneer camp, but after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 it was abandoned and destroyed.[2] The commune itself has developed into a resort town of wealthy people of Timișoara.
