Lovrin
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Lovrin is a commune in Timiş County
Timis County
Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....

, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It is composed of a single village, Lovrin. It also included three other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Gottlob
Gottlob, Timis
Gottlob is a commune in Timiş County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Gottlob and Vizejdia. These were part of Lovrin Commune until 2004, when they were split off.-History:...

 and Tomnatic
Tomnatic
Tomnatic is a commune in Timiş County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Tomnatic. It was part of Lovrin Commune until 2004, when it was split off....

 Communes.

Lovrin has a population of 3,752. The commune itself is a significant railway junction served by local railway lines radiating in five directions. It is an agro-industrial and urban centre for the surrounding region. Until 1990-1991 the majority of inhabitants were of German descent but emigration has significantly reduced the numbers of Banat Swabians
Banat Swabians
The Banat Swabians are an ethnic German population in Southeast Europe, part of the Danube Swabians. They emigrated in the 18th century to what was then the Austrian Banat province, which had been left sparsely populated by the wars with Turkey. This once strong and important ethnic Banat Swabian...

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