Bucovăț

History

Archaeological traces dating back to the Iron Age, but especially the Neolithic, have been discovered in Bucovăț. The Roman earth mounds that stretch from Remetea to Dragșina are still visible. Bucovăț is first mentioned in 1492 in a diploma granting Bucov the status of town. The written records after the conquest of Banat by the Habsburgs document the village with the name Bucova. Initially, the hearth of the village was located on a swampy area, on the banks of a stream called Bârnar. Due to the numerous floods, the village was moved to its current hearth. By 1720, the inhabitants moved completely to the new settlement and in addition, Romanian families from Oltenia arrived here, whom the locals called "peasants", from which a street called "peasants' street" remains. The main occupations were animal husbandry and beekeeping. The first school was built around 1774. In 1776, Bucovăț had 82 houses. In 1890 it was part of the Temes County, the district of Recaș. In the 19th century, colonizations were tried with Hungarians, but they left, Bucovăț remaining mostly Romanian. Bazoșu Nou (formerly known as Colonia Hotar, in Hungarian Határpuszta) was established in 1926, by colonizing with 46 Transylvanian families from Tălmăcel, Sibiu. For the establishment of the village, a lowland place was chosen, between the forests, on the estate of the former owner Lajos Ambrózy. The name was taken from the neighboring locality, Bazoș, which is only 6 km away. From its establishment until today, it has been inhabited only by Romanians.

Geography

Bucovat is located from Timișoara and from Lugoj, in the center of Timiș County. Bucovăț lies in the Tisa Plain, a low plain that overlaps the Bega–Timiș interfluve, with altitudes of . The main natural wood species are represented by Quercus pedunculiflora (greyish oak), Quercus petraea (sessile oak), Acer campestre (field maple), Fraxinus excelsior (ash) and Ulmus spp. (elm), the undergrowth species being mainly represented by Cornus sanguinea (dogwood), Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn), Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) and Rosa canina (dog rose). Along the rivers, species such as Salix alba (white willow), Salix × fragilis (crack willow), Populus alba (silver poplar) and Populus nigra (black poplar) are dominant. The trees usually cultivated are plum, apple, cherry, quince and pear, and along the roads, mulberry and locust. Spontaneous grassy vegetation is generally represented by species such as Gypsophila muralis (cushion baby's-breath), Setaria viridis (green foxtail), Cynodon dactylon (dog's tooth grass), Cirsium arvense (creeping thistle), Papaver rhoeas (red poppy), Chenopodium album (wild spinach), Erigeron canadensis (horseweed), Centaurea cyanus (cornflower), Polygonum aviculare (knotgrass), Persicaria hydropiper (water pepper), Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed), Trifolium arvense (hare's-foot clover), Trifolium repens (white clover), Trifolium hybridum (alsike clover), Equisetum arvense (field horsetail), Symphytum officinale (comfrey), Plantago lanceolata (ribwort plantain), Ranunculus spp. (buttercups) and Mentha spp. (mint). In areas with excess humidity, hygrophilous species such as Carex spp. (true sedges), Juncus spp. (rushes), Rumex crispus (curly dock) and Ranunculus spp. (buttercups) can be seen.

Most-observed species

• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  194
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  165
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  160
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  158
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  153
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  118
• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  110
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  97

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2024-08-10
  5 km NNE of Ohaba Lungă, Romania
• M 4.7 — 2023-06-06
  6 km SW of Frumu?eni, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2023-05-22
  2 km S of Fântânele, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2018-12-23
  2 km NW of Hajdu?ica, Serbia
• M 2.9 — 2016-03-18
  2 km SSE of Carani, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2014-10-31
  1 km NNE of Teregova, Romania