Victor Vlad Delamarina (until 1972 Satu Mic; ; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Herendești, Honorici, Pădureni, Petroasa Mare, Pini, Victor Vlad Delamarina (commune seat) and Visag.
The commune is the birthplace of poet Victor Vlad Delamarina (1870–1896).
Geography Victor Vlad Delamarina is located in the east of Timiș County, on the border with Caraș-Severin County, from Timișoara and from Lugoj, the nearest city. The dominant form of relief is the plain-hill.
The climate of the area belongs to the temperate continental type, with the most favorable climatic conditions for the development of agriculture. The summers are quite warm (average temperature of in July), and the winters are not too severe. The rains, on the other hand, are quite heavy (over per year).
The vegetation is characteristic of the forest-steppe. Fir, spruce and beech forests predominate. The plain area is used for various crops such as wheat, potatoes, barley, maize, orchards of fruit trees. The fauna of the commune is rich and characteristic of the hill areas. Among the most widespread animals in this area are: wild boars, hares, pheasants, goats, etc.
History The first recorded mention of this village is from 1717, under the name of Satulmik, after the name of a woman Mica, who, at one point, moved the village from the old hearth located on a flooded place. She gave up a piece of land she owned to relocate the locality. Lugoskisfalu was part of Krassó-Szörény County, Lugoj District, in 1890, as a commune seat with 616 inhabitants. On the occasion of the territorial reorganization in 1968, the locality was named Victor Vlad Delamarina, in memory of the first dialectal poet of Romania, born here in 1870.
Honorici has been documented since 1725. Pădureni appears in records from 1923, when several families from Maramureș settled in the commune of Honorici. Known as pădurani, they earned this name due to their work in logging and transporting timber from the forest. Pini has been documented since 1902, when around 25 Hungarian families from Cenad settled in the area. Herendești is first mentioned in 1777. Visag, one of the oldest settlements in Timiș County, has been documented since 1350. Petroasa Mare has been recorded since 1786, following the colonization of the area by ethnic Germans. Today, about 15 German families remain in the locality, as most others have emigrated to Germany, though they continue to maintain strong ties with their place of origin. Demographics
Victor Vlad Delamarina had a population of 2,467 inhabitants at the 2021 census, down 5.26% from the 2011 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (68.01%), larger minorities being represented by Ukrainians (16.61%), Germans (1.29%) and Roma (1.09%). By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (71.13%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (8.55%), Greek Catholics (2.87%), Roman Catholics (2.39%) and Baptists (1.37%). For 12.16% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown. Census Ethnic composition Year Population Romanians Hungarians Germans Roma Ukrainians Slovaks 1880 4,536 3,377 192 657 – – 217 1890 4,958 3,734 211 841 – 1 100 1900 5,548 4,200 145 1,106 – 17 46 1910 6,302 4,435 382 1,371 – – 32 1920 5,755 4,049 88 1,289 – – – 1930 5,711 4,019 71 1,231 84 277 6 1941 5,903 3,886 148 1,302 – – – 1956 5,387 3,579 144 1,204 32 418 6 1966 4,925 3,191 101 1,166 – 459 2 1977 4,165 2,622 71 1,041 32 392 3 1992 2,889 2,208 57 191 35 355 – 2002 2,913 2,107 43 81 73 569 1 2011 2,604 1,816 28 53 23 568 – 2021 2,467 1,678 24 32 27 410 –
Politics and administration The commune of Victor Vlad Delamarina is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 11 councilors. The mayor, Ioan-Cristian Cardaș, from the Social Democratic 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 Social Democratic Party 6 Save Romania Union–People's Movement Party–Force of the Right 2 Alliance for the Union of Romanians 1 Union of the Ukrainians of Romania 1 National Liberal Party 1 Education The commune has six kindergartens operating on a regular schedule, attended by a total of 118 children, and five schools in total. Among these, there are two elementary schools with eight classes located in Victor Vlad Delamarina and Petroasa Mare, and three primary schools in Honorici, Visag, and Herendești, collectively serving 240 students. Additionally, the school in Victor Vlad Delamarina includes a boarding facility with 50 places.
Healthcare The commune center has a human dispensary, and each of the five localities has a health point, staffed by four doctors and two medical assistants with secondary education. Additionally, there is a veterinary dispensary in Herendești, supported by one veterinarian and two veterinary technicians. Gallery
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