Giera (; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Giera (commune seat), Grănicerii and Toager.
History
The first recorded mention of Giera dates from 1322, when it was a property of the ; Tivadar Vejtehi donated it to his son-in-law Omori Gál. At the 1717 census, in Giera there were 12 houses inhabited by Serbs and an Orthodox church (built since 1667). They settled here during the 17th century. From 1795, the domain (including Toager, Grănicerii and Livezile) came into the possession of the , a Hungarian noble family of Armenian origin, taking the name Gyér. In 1829, Lukács Gyertyánffy built a mansion in Giera, near the grain storehouse (now a historical monument), built in turn by Andor Gyertyánffy; the mansion is preserved to this day. The Gyertyánffys also owned a grove called Gradinaț (), where an Avar ring and a Turkish fortress were later unearthed.
Demographics
Giera had a population of 1,131 inhabitants at the 2021 census, down 8.71% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (61.71%), larger minorities being represented by Hungarians (12.73%), Roma (8.66%) and Serbs (4.06%). For 12.55% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (65.07%), but there are also minorities of Roman Catholics (13.52%), Serbian Orthodox (4.5%) and Pentecostals (1.5%). For 14.05% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown. Census Ethnic composition Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Serbs 1880 2,888 834 353 1,290 – 397 1890 3,442 837 588 1,550 – 458 1900 3,504 850 668 1,514 – 457 1910 3,483 943 652 1,345 – 527 1920 3,461 875 732 1,362 – – 1930 3,221 1,045 493 1,260 1 404 1941 3,261 1,177 560 1,147 – – 1956 2,473 856 520 764 – 317 1966 2,185 774 512 652 – 244 1977 1,697 750 414 349 11 170 1992 1,228 719 303 43 64 97 2002 1,321 855 276 32 88 64 2011 1,239 812 211 21 99 56 2021 1,131 698 144 – 98 46 Politics and administration The commune of Giera is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 8 councilors. The mayor, Radu-Ionel Vicol, from the National Liberal Party, has been in office since 2016. As from the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political parties: Party Seats Composition National Liberal Party 3 Social Democratic Party 3 Social Liberal Humanist Party 1 Save Romania Union 1
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