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Făget German: Fatschet Hungarian: Facsád Serbian: Фагет/Faget |
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Ruins of the medieval castle of Făget | |||
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Location of Făget in Timiș County | |||
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Town | Făget | ||
Fist mentioned | 1548 | ||
Subordinated villages | |||
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 | ||
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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,[1] Victor Feneșiu[2] and the aviation pioneer Traian Vuia.[3]
References[]
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Ohaba Lungă | Birchiș | Margina | ![]() |
Mănăștiur | Curtea | |||
![]() ![]() Făget | ||||
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Dumbrava | Fârdea | Tomești |
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