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Variant Names: |
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German |
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Deutschbentschek, Deutsch
Bentschek, Bentschek |
Hungarian |
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Felsöbencsek, Németbencsek, Bencsek |
Romanian |
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Bencecu de Sus |
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Origin of the Name Bencsek:
In a letter to Charles Rice, Jakob
Andor of Deutschbentschek wrote that the
village was named after a Hungarian baron
who once owned most of the land in the area.
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Location:
Deutschbentschek is know today as
Bencecu de Sus.
Formerly in the Hapsburg Empire, it
became part of Hungary in 1860.
Since 1920, Deutschbentschek has been
part of Romania.
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Find Deutschbentschek
(Bencecu de Sus) 27 kilometers or 17
miles northeast
of Temeschburg (Timisoara) |
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Satellite
image of the village of
Deutschbentschek (Bencecu de Sus) |
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Last updated:
March 05, 2019
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