Pișchia
Pischia ( Bruckenau German, Hungarian Hidasliget ) is located in Timiş, Romania 20 km northeast of Timisoara ( Timisoara ) on the road Timişoara Lipova ( Lippa ).
Neighboring towns
History
The town was first mentioned in 1332 under the name Pisky.
Archaeological finds
Not far from Pischia are still two earthen banks to recognize. According to a scientific study of the historian Florin Medeleţ and the archaeologist Vasile Ianosev 1976 it was clear that it is a Roman wall, which consists of three parallel running ramparts and four intervening trenches that the pre-Roman period and the time of the migration (3rd - 4th century AD) are attributable. Similarly, it was found in Pischia numerous archaeological finds from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. These items are located in the Banat Museum Timisoara.
Settlement of the German
The first Germans were settled in 1724 during the First Schwabenzugs. They came from Trier, Alsace and Lorraine, and named the place after the Bruckenau brought from the old country name Bruck an der Au. 1759-1763 there was a second Kolonisierungswelle with German colonists. In a decision of May 13, 1767 every yoke 24 colonists were assigned to agriculture and 6 yoke meadows.
Cultural life
On June 18, 1766 was the regulation that each village shall be provided with a pastor and a teacher, and two villages with a surgeon. The parish was founded in 1759 Bruckenau. Previously Bruckenau branch of the parish fair ( Giarmata ). The first Catholic priest was the priest Theissen field ( 1725). The Roman Catholic Church was built in 1776 and renovated in 1922. The Greek Orthodox parish was founded in 1929. The fair was held in a chapel. 1988-1990, the Orthodox church was built.
The school in Pischia worked continuously, at first in German, then in Hungarian and then in German, since 1940 also in the Romanian language. Since 1990, the lessons take place only in Romanian language, as there are no more German children.
Place names
Pischia had different names during its history:
- In the oldest documents from the 14th and 15th century the town was mentioned under the name Pisky.
- In the period 1911-1920 the city was officially called Hidasliget.
- Since 1926 is the official name Pischia.
Consequences of War
On 4 June 1920, the Banat was divided into three parts as a result of the Treaty of Trianon. The largest, eastern part, which also belonged Bruckenau, fell to Romania.
As a result of the Waffen-SS Agreement of May 12, 1943 between the Antonescu government and Hitler's Germany all ethnic German conscript men were drafted into the German army. Even before the war, in January 1945, the deportation of all ethnic German women between 18 and 30 years and men aged 16-45 years was held kidnapped for construction labor in the Soviet Union. The land reform law of 23 March 1945 which provided for the expropriation of German farmers in Romania, the rural population deprived the livelihood.