Vladimirescu

Vladimirescu (formerly Glogovăț ; German Glogowatz , Hungarian Glogovácz or Öthalom ) is a municipality in the Arad district , Romania . Vladimirescu is located north of the Marosch , eight kilometers east of the district capital Arad on Drum național 7 , a section of the European route 68 .

history

Settlement

Johann Georg Freiherr von Harruckern (1664–1742), who fought under the Austrian military leader Prince Eugene of Savoy , received extensive goods in Hungary for his services , including Glogowatz. He then began to settle these estates. His son Dominik Baron von Harrucker (1696–1775) continued this settlement. Baron Harrucker had settlers recruited mainly in the Bavarian Franconia and brought them to Gyula by ship at his own expense .

Between 1741 and 1756, 24 German families from Franconia settled here, mainly from the Würzburg and Bamberg areas . Between 1765 and 1771, a total of 167 settler families were colonized in Glogowatz. The community of Glogowatz owned 250 to 300 houses in 1765 and a Roman Catholic parish church in 1767. A second wave of immigration took place under Emperor Josef II . Between 1779 and 1806 Glogowatz had a total of 371 houses.

Up until the 1980s, over 5,000 Germans lived in the community, almost 4,000 of them in Glogowatz itself, the rest mostly in Horia ( Neupanat ).

Place name

Stamp from Glogovácz in 1837

The place name Glogowatz is said to come from a Serbian leader of a band of robbers, named Glogow. Over time, the place name was changed by the respective administrative authorities. From 1910 to 1918 the official Hungarian name was Öthalom . The Romanian administration adapted the name to their language as Glogovăț after 1918 . After the Second World War in 1945, Glogowatz was named after the 1821 revolutionary, Tudor Vladimirescu .

The original village, now the core of the municipality, was expanded mainly between 1870 and 1920. In contrast, the new village was mainly cultivated by Romanian farmers only after 1956 on the northern edge of the municipality. The village of Glogowatz still had two districts, Gulibar , which is said to be of Serbian origin, and the district of Hanafeld ; this name refers to the water in a clay pit that was created by chipping bricks, in which the hemp was roasted and washed. In the period from 1956 to 1960, the municipality of Vladimirescu was expanded by 40 hectares as a result of a decree. At that time, 359 house spaces of 0.12 ha each were mainly distributed to Romanians, whereupon they built the so-called New Village.

Consequences of war

In the First World War , Glogowatz had 50 war victims to mourn. On June 22, 1941, Romania entered the war against the Soviet Union on the side of the German Empire . On July 4, 1943, 504 men from Glogowatz were drafted into the German Wehrmacht . During the Second World War, 269 Glogowatzers fell on the battlefields and 28 were reported missing by their units. 5 perished at home, 54 interned in various camps. This resulted in 356 Glogowatz war victims. The deportation to the Soviet Union took place in Glogowatz on January 14, 1945. All German women between the ages of 18 and 32 and men between the ages of 17 and 45 were deported to the Soviet Union. Of these, 59 died in the Soviet Union. The emigration of the German population can also be viewed as an indirect consequence of the war. Around 4200 Germans moved from Glogowatz to the Federal Republic of Germany . In addition, from 1902 to 1982 361 families immigrated to the United States of America , 54 families to Canada and 4 families to South America .

Cultural life and church

In Glogowatz there was a brass band under the direction of Valentin Schaudenecker in 1880 . The second was founded on March 7, 1906 under the direction of Jakob Minich. By 1984 another 6 bands followed under the direction of Michael Ganz in 1927, Nikolaus Marx in 1931, Georg Ardelean in 1935, Paul Dumelle and Johann Wild in 1949, Anton Hollich in 1954 and finally the last one, that of Anton Hoff was headed until 1984. There was also an entertainment orchestra led by Anton Hollich, Wendelin Kaiser, Franz Haidt and Anton Sölöschi.

In 1913 Glogowatz's first fire department was founded. There were also three girls' wreaths, one after the other, a hunting club and a shooting club (founded in 1867). Similarly, there was a riding school , founded in 1848. In the thirties began in Glogowatz with the football , later followed handball and athletics . Over the years there have also been various amateur theater groups , led by Martin Freisinger, Franz Pretz and Sofia Hoffmann.

In 1756 the first chapel was built and consecrated in honor of St. Apolonia. In 1765 Glogowatz owned the first church - which was consecrated to St. John of Nepomuk - and had the first pastor in 1766. Three clergymen come from Glogowatz: Adalbert Johann Merle, Emmerich morning and Josef Hoffmann.

economy

The economic development of the municipality of Vladimirescu is strongly influenced by its proximity to Arad. The chemical combine ARCHIM is located on the outskirts of the municipality. Likewise, the food industry , textile industry , transport and construction - especially housing - have developed strongly. Even the tourism plays a significant role in Vladimirescu.

traffic

Vladimirescu is connected to Arad and Ghioroc by an overland tram , which emerged from the former local Arad – Podgoria railway . The place also has a stop on the Arad – Alba Iulia railway line , which is still called Glogovăț today.

Personalities

Anton Hollich (* 1960), orchestral musician, arranger and music teacher
Josef Schmalz (1932–2014), musician, composer, arranger and conductor
Hans Gehl (* 1939) linguist and ethnologist
Dennis Man (* 1998), football player

literature

Hans Gehl : Home book of the community Glogowatz in the Arader county. , Ed. Heimatortsgemeinschaft Glogowatz, 1988 Abensberg, 724 pp.
Hans Gehl: The German dialect of the community Glogowatz. In: Research on folklore and regional studies. Verlag der Akademie der SRR, Vol. 8 No. 2/1965, pp. 77-80.
Elke Hoffmann, Peter-Dietmar Leber and Walter Wolf : The Banat and the Banat Swabians. Volume 5. Cities and Villages , Media Group Universal Grafische Betriebe München GmbH, Munich, 2011, 670 pages, ISBN 3-922979-63-7 .

Web links

Commons : Vladimirescu - collection of images, videos and audio files

ghidulprimariilor.ro , Vladimirescu Citizens Office

glogowatz.de , web presentation of the hometown community Glogowatz

virtualarad.net , Vladimirescu

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
↑ Census, last updated October 30, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 766 kB)

[1] 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)

[2] Census, last updated October 30, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 766 kB)