At the beginning of the 1950īs, Bakowa had a German population of about
1900 people.
Because the majority of the Romanian colonists left the village in the 1950īs
again, Bakowa remained a German village in the decades of communist government.
That was probably the reason, why the big wave of emigration to Germany only
started at the end of the 1980īs.
The fact that there was only a German school in Bakowa, where the few colonist,s
children had to go, too, is remarkable.
Today (in the year 1999) there are only about 120 Germans - mainly elderly
people - living in Bakowa.
The decision made by the Welfare Organisation of the Svabians from
At the moment there are 16 old people living there and another 50 old people
can get a hot meal there every day due the support of the organisation "