Făget

Făget
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Făget
Coordinates: 45°51′0″N 22°10′48″E / 45.85000°N 22.18000°ECoordinates: 45°51′0″N 22°10′48″E / 45.85000°N 22.18000°E
Country	Romania
County	Timiș
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Marcel Avram (PD-L)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,571
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
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
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,^[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