Făget

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Făget German: Fatschet Hungarian: Facsád Serbian: Фагет/Faget
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Ruins of the medieval castle of Făget
Coat of arms
Location of Făget in Timiș County
Făget Location of Făget in Romania
Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 22°10′48″E
Country	Romania
County	Timiş
Town	Făget
Fist mentioned	1548
Subordinated villages	List Bătești Begheiu Mic Bichigi Brănești Bunea Mare Bunea Mică Colonia Mică Jupânești Povârgina Temerești
Government
• Mayor	Avram Marcel (PD-L)
Area
• Total	150.87 km2 (58.25 sq mi)
Elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	6 761
• Density	44.81/km2 (116.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	305300
Website	http://www.primariafaget.ro/

Făget (German: Fatschet; Hungarian: Facsád; Serbian: Фагет/Faget) is a town in Timiș County, Banat, western Romania.

Villages

It administers ten villages: Bătești, Begheiu Mic, Bichigi, Brănești, Bunea Mare, Bunea Mică, Colonia Mică, Jupânești, Povârgina and Temerești. Declared a town in 2004, it also administered four other villages until that time, when they were split off to form Birda Commune.

Demography

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	7,519	—
2011	6,571	−12.6%
Source: Census data

In 2002: Romanians (6,604), Hungarians (312), Germans (61), Roma (14), Serbs (2).

Geography

The town is situated in the center of a distinct ethno-folkloric area, at the north-west side of the Poiana Ruscă mountains, on the DN68 national road. The road stretches from Ilia to Lugoj—and on the CFR 212 railroad line.

Sites

At the north side of Făget, the Bega river is visible. Around it there are still signs of a medieval fortification dating back to 1548 (not fully studied yet).

The town also has on display busts of Eftimie Murgu, Victor Feneșiu and the aviation pioneer Traian Vuia.

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