Plopi, Timișoara

Plopi (Hungarian: Kardostelep; German: Kardos-Kolonie), formerly known as I. G. Duca,[1] is a district of Timișoara, Romania. Before becoming a district of Timișoara, it was an independent settlement. It was annexed to Timișoara together with Ghiroda Nouă in 1949.[2]

History

Most of the land was owned, before 1918, by the widow of Count László Gyürky, née Malva Klaritz. She apportioned the land for a fee to those who wanted it, her name appearing in the land register of Ghiroda commune until the 2000s.[3] Around 1930, the district was named I. G. Duca, after Romanian prime minister Ion G. Duca; later, at the suggestion of sculptor Romulus Ladea, who lived here around 1940, it was renamed Plopi.[4]

References
  1. "Plopi". Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Arcanum.
  2. Delesega, Gyula (2018). Temesvári kalauz téridőben (PDF). Szórvány Alapítvány. p. 67.
  3. Bălan, Titus (30 June 2019). "Banatul dispărut și nevăzut ce încă mai este aici printre noi". Banatul Azi.
  4. Tomov, Codrina (6 November 2020). "Mică istorie a cartierului Plopi". Renașterea bănățeană.

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