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Lugoj

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Lugoj
Image:Lugoj.png Image:Lugoj in Romania.png
County Timiş County
Status Municipality
Mayor Marius Martinescu, Democratic Party, since 1996
Area 88.05 km²
Population (2004) 46,189
Density 506 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates 45°41′10″N, 21°54′2″E
Web site http://www.primarialugoj.ro/

Lugoj (German: Lugosch, Hungarian: Lugos) is a city in Timiş County, Banat, western Romania, situated on both banks of the Timiş River (which divides the city in two quarters, the Romanian on the right and the German on the left bank). It is the seat of a bishopric of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic.

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[edit] History

Lugoj was once a strongly fortified place and of greater relative importance than at present. In August 1849 it was the last seat of the Hungarian revolutionary government, and the last refuge of Lajos Kossuth and several other leaders of the Revolution prior to their escape to the Ottoman Empire.

[edit] Population

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2002 census, Lugoj has the following ethnic breakdown:

Ethnic group Number Percentage
Romanians 36,968 82.9%
Hungarians 4,262 9.6%
Germans 1,279 2.9%
Roma 1,075 2.4%
Ukrainians 705 1.6%
Other 282 0.6%
Total 44,571 100%

[edit] Education

Colegiul Naţional Coriolan Brediceanu is one of the most prestigious schools in the area.

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