Gătaia
| Gătaia | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
|
Gătaia train station | |
  Gătaia | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′N 21°26′E / 45.433°N 21.433°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County |
 Timiș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raul Cozarov (PDL) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 5,449 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2002 | 8,103 | — |
| 2011 | 5,449 | −32.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Gătaia is a town in Timiș County, Banat, western Romania. It is located on the Bârzava River at 52 km (32 mi) from Timișoara and 47 km (29 m) from Reșița.
Name
In German: Gattaja; in Hungarian: Gátalja; in Serbian: Гатаја / Gataja.
Villages
It administers five villages: Butin (Temesbökény), Percosova (Berkeszfalu), Sculia (Szigetfalu), Șemlacu Mare (Mezősomlyó) and Șemlacu Mic (Vársomlyó). Declared a town in 2004, it also administered four other villages until that time, when they were split off to form Birda Commune.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, 78.1% of inhabitants were Romanians, 11.6% Hungarians, 1% Germans, 0.6% Roma and 8.4% other.
Transport
Train services to Buziaș and Jamu Mare are operated by Regiotrans.
Notable people
It is the birthplace of Adalbert Deșu, a Romanian football striker, who played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup with the Romanian national football team.
References
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- ↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on May 22, 2012
Coordinates: 45°26′N 21°26′E / 45.433°N 21.433°E