Lugoj

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History

The beginnings of the settlement can be established since the Neolithic period, the archeological excavations made on the right bank of Timiș and in the Dealul Viilor area highlighting levels of living of a population of shepherds and farmers dating back to the 4th–3rd millennia BC. The later epochs are represented archeologically by the bronze deposit discovered in the Mondial area and vestiges from the Iron Age and the Daco-Roman period signaled both in the city center and in various localities in the vicinity. Lugoj first appears in written history in 1334, when a papal tithe record mentions a certain priest Martin of Lucas. As an administrative formation, the district of Lugoj, which also included the surrounding villages, dates from 1369, when it is mentioned as posesio Lugas. Later, in 1376, a document issued by King Sigismund of Luxembourg mentions the attribution of the fortress of Lugoj (castrum Lugas) to the count of Temes, and soon, in 1379, it appears in documents as a castle town, with Nicholas II Garai as chatelain. The 15th century found Lugoj under the authority of the count of Temes, but the settlement enjoyed a wide autonomy. The management of the town was entrusted to a knyaz, assisted by 12 jurors, the inhabitants having in addition to feudal obligations also military duties. Visiting Lugoj when he was count of Temes, John Hunyadi ordered the restoration and strengthening of the fortress on the right bank of Timiș, by building ramparts and palisades. The merits of the Lugoj District in the battles with the Turks are recognized on 29 August 1457, by a diploma of privileges granted by King Ladislaus the Posthumous. A special moment during this period is the participation of the people of Lugoj, under the captainship of Count Pál Kinizsi, in the…

Geography

Lugoj is located in southwestern Romania, in central-eastern Timiș County, in the historical region of Banat. It consists of the town of Lugoj and the villages of Măguri and Tapia. According to the National Territorial Planning Scheme, Lugoj is a second-tier locality – a municipality of county and zonal importance at county level, secondary pole at county level, with a balancing role in the network of localities. It is the second largest and most important city in Timiș County, being part of the Western Development Region and the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Lugoj covers an area of 98.03 km2, of which 20.35 km2 in the build-up area and 77.68 km2 outside the build-up area. It borders Boldur to the west, Darova to the southwest, Victor Vlad Delamarina to the south, Gavojdia to the southeast, Criciova and Bârna to the east and Coșteiu to the north-northwest. The territory of Lugoj belongs to the high plain of Lugoj and the hills of Lugoj. Located in the contact area of these units, the city developed on the lower terrace of the Timiș River, on both its banks. The relief unit in which Lugoj is located is the Lugoj Plain, which penetrates deep into the piedmont hills. The average altitude of the area is .

Most-observed species

• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  66
• Ragweed

  Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
  44
• Johnson-grass

  Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
  43
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  37
• Canadian Fleabane

  Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  21
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  18
• Jerusalem Artichoke

  Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
  17
• Ashleaf Maple

  Acer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida
  14

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