Colonia Bulgară

Colonia Bulgară (Banat Bulgarian: "Telepa", _de. Bulgarische Kolonie, _hu. Bolgartelep) is a village in the commune of Dudeştii Vechi, Timiş County, Romania, part of the historical region of the Banat. It lies at coord|46|06|N|20|24|E.

Colonia Bulgară was founded as "Telepa" by Roman Catholic Banat Bulgarian colonists in 1846. In 1910, it had a population of 714 Bulgarians. In 1930, the population was 830, of which 353 Bulgarians, 338 Hungarians, 123 Germans, 13 Romanians and 3 Roma. In the 1940 census, the Bulgarians were not recognized as a separate ethnic group by Ion Antonescu's regime, and the population was 729, of which 314 "others", 295 Hungarians, 107 Germans and 13 Romanians.