Lenauheim [SEP] named after
, while in Hungarian, it is "Garabos".
History.
The Lenauheim village was founded by German colonists (Banat Swabians) in 1767. Originally called "Csatád", in 1926 the village was renamed "Lenauheim" after the poet Nikolaus Lenau who was born here.
Demographics.
In 1865. Lenauheim had c. 3200 inhabitants. In 1940, it had 2400, out of which 95% ethnic Germans. After the Second World War, the proportion of Germans fell to 50%. In 1992
Lenauheim
Lenauheim is a commune in Timiș County, Banat, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bulgăruș, Grabaț and Lenauheim.
Name.
The name "Lenauheim" is official since 1926. It was also called "Cetad" or "Cetat" in Romanian; "Schadat", "Schaddat" or "Tschatad" in German; and "Csatád" in Hungarian. Bulgăruș is called "Bogarosch" in German and "Bogarós" in Hungarian. The German name for Grabaț is "Grabatz"