Medwesch (German) – Ungarisch-Medwisch (German) – Medves, Medvés (Hungarian) – Magyarmedves (Hungarian) – Urseni, Romania (Official)
Timis County – Western Romania
1808 in Medves, Medvés, 1913 in Hungary Medvés was called. Between 1723-1725, on the map of Count Mercy, it appeared as Metec, as a destroyed place, but the map of 1761 already mentioned it as a place inhabited by old believers. Prior to the Treaty of Trianon (1920), it belonged to the Central District of Timiș County. In 1910, out of its 1262 inhabitants, 626 were Hungarians, 148 Germans and 476 Romanians. Of these, 669 were Roman Catholic , 92 were Reformed , and 487 were Greek Orthodox.
Last updated: 07/04/2025