Jimbolia
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| County | Timiş County | ||
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| Status | Town | ||
| Mayor | Gabor Kaba, Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, since 2000 | ||
| Area | 108 km² | ||
| Population (2002) | 11,605 | ||
| Density | 107 inh/km² | ||
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| Web site | http://www.jimbolia.ro/ | ||
Jimbolia (Romanian IPA pronunciation: /ʒim.'bo.li.a/, Hungarian: Zsombolya, German: Hatzfeld, Serbian: Žombolj/Жомбољ, Banat Bulgarian: Džimbolj) is a town in Timiş county, Romania. In 2004, it had a population of 11,605.
The town was first mentioned in a written record in a papal tax record in 1333 as Chumbul. It was colonized in 1766 by Danube Swabians and renamed Hatzfeld. In 1924, it became part of Romania with the name Jimbolia.
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