Făget

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

For other uses, see Făget (disambiguation).
"Begheiu Mic" redirects here. For tributary of the Timișaț, see Begheiu Mic (river).
Făget
Town
Coat of arms
Location in Timiș County
Făget
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°51′0″N 22°10′48″E
Country Romania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • MayorMarcel Avram[1] (PNL)
Area
150.87 km2 (58.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
6,761
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.TM
Websitewww.primariafaget.ro

Name

Its name literally means "beech tree forest" in Romanian.[3]

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,[4] Victor Feneșiu[5] and the aviation pioneer Traian Vuia.[6]

References
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 66. OCLC 460710897.
  4. http://www.banaterra.eu/romana/faget-judetul-timis-bustul-lui-eftimie-murgu
  5. http://www.banaterra.eu/romana/faget-bustul-lui-victor-fenesiu
  6. http://www.banaterra.eu/romana/faget-bustul-lui-traian-vuia
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