Traian Vuia, Timiș

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Traian Vuia
Commune
Traian Vuia is located in Romania
Traian Vuia
Traian Vuia
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Country  Romania
County Actual Timis county CoA.svg Timiș
Population (2011)[1] 2,059
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Traian Vuia (until 1950, Bujoru; Hungarian: Bozsor) is a commune in Timiș County, western Romania. It is composed of six villages: Jupani (Zsuppány), Săceni (Kisszécsény), Sudriaș (the commune center; Bégaszederjes), Surducu Mic (Kisszurdok), Susani (Bégaszuszány) and Traian Vuia.

It is the birthplace of Romanian inventor Traian Vuia, who designed and built an early heavier than air aircraft in 1906, and flew it for 60 feet at an altitude of about 3 feet.

References

  1. (Romanian) Populația stabilă după etnie - județe, municipii, orașe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed March 22, 2015


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