Făget

Făget
Town

Coat of arms

Location of Făget
Coordinates: 45°51′0″N 22°10′48″E / 45.85000°N 22.18000°E / 45.85000; 22.18000Coordinates: 45°51′0″N 22°10′48″E / 45.85000°N 22.18000°E / 45.85000; 22.18000
Country  Romania
County Timiș
Status Town
Government
 • Mayor Marcel Avram (PNL)
Area
 • Total 150.87 km2 (58.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,571
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate Cfb
Website http://www.e-primarii.ro/~faget/

Făget (Romanian pronunciation: [fəˈdʒet]) is a town in Timiș County, Banat, western Romania, with a population of about 6,500.

Name

Its name literally means "beech tree forest" in Romanian.[1]

In German: Fatschet; in Hungarian: Facsád; in Serbian: Фагет / Faget.

Villages

The town administers ten villages: Bătești (Vadpatak), Begheiu Mic (Bázosd), Bichigi (Kisbékés), Brănești (Avasfalva), Bunea Mare (Bunya), Bunea Mică (depopulated), Colonia Mică (Facsádkistelep), Jupânești (Zsupánfalva), Povârgina (Porzson) and Temerești (Temeres).

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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,[2] Victor Feneșiu[3] and the aviation pioneer Traian Vuia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 66. OCLC 460710897.
  2. ↑ http://www.banaterra.eu/romana/faget-judetul-timis-bustul-lui-eftimie-murgu
  3. ↑ http://www.banaterra.eu/romana/faget-bustul-lui-victor-fenesiu
  4. ↑ http://www.banaterra.eu/romana/faget-bustul-lui-traian-vuia
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