Șipet is a village in Timiș County, in the Romanian part of Banat. Administratively it is one of the villages included in the commune of

Tormac Tormac ( hu, Végvár; german: Rittberg) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cadăr, Șipet and Tormac (commune seat). Geography Tormac is located in the southeast of Timiș County. It borders Nițchidorf an ...

. In 2002 the population of 856 people was ethnically split between Romanians (90%),

Slovaks The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak. In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...

(7%),

Magyars Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Uralic ...

(<1%), Germans (<1%) and others (2%).

History

The oldest surviving record of Șipet dates from 1462, when it was known as Magyarzebenth. In the period of Ottoman occupation it was one of the most populous settlements in Banat. Hungarian historians believe that the original inhabitants were Hungarians and Slovaks, but by the modern period the population was largely Romanian in terms of ethnicity. By the time of the 1717 census the place is recorded as Schipeth. Early in the nineteenth century Șipet came into the hands of the Duca family when it was awarded to Field Marshal Petre Duca (1755–1822) because of his success in the wars against

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

. In 1873 a

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epidemic led to the halving of the population. During the period of Hungarian rule Șipet was known and is documented as Sebed. With financial support from

Vasile Stroiescu Vasile Vasilievici Stroescu (russian: Василий Васильевич Строеско, ''Vasily Vasilyevich Stroesko''; November 11, 1845 – April 13, 1926), also known as Vasile de Stroesco,"Vasile de Stroesco" and ""Scrisoarea dlui V. de ...

a church (

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) school was built. The foundation stone of a new church was laid on 25 August 1935 on the presence of Bishop Vasile Lăzărescu.Nicolae Corneanu, ''Monografia eparhiei Caransebeș'', Editura Tipografia Diecezană, Caransebeș, 1940 p. 566-567

Sources and further reading

*Ioan Lotreanu, ''Monografia Banatului'', Institutul de Arte Grafice „Țara”, Timișoara, 1935 *Remus Crețan, ''Dicționar toponimic și geografico-istoric al localităților din județul Timiș'', Editura Universității de Vest, Timișoara, 2006

External links

Anuarul Socec al României Mari, 1924-1925 - de la Biblioteca Congresului S.U.A.
Populated places in Timiș County {{Timiș-geo-stub