Brestovăț

Brestovăț
Commune

Location of Brestovăț
Coordinates: 45°52′23″N 21°40′52″E / 45.87306°N 21.68111°E / 45.87306; 21.68111Coordinates: 45°52′23″N 21°40′52″E / 45.87306°N 21.68111°E / 45.87306; 21.68111
Country  Romania
County Timiș
First attested 1440
Component villages Brestovăț, Coșarii, Hodoș, Lucareț, Teș
Government
  Mayor Dobra Eugen (since 2004)
Area
  Total 103.15 km2 (39.83 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 652
  Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Postal code 307085

Brestovăț (Brusturi in 1924-1925; German: Brestowatz; Hungarian: Aga, Bresztovác prior to 1892) is a commune in Timiș County, Banat, Romania.

Brestovăț first appears in written history as Breztolcz in 1440. From 1723–25 it was known as Preztovaz. It is composed of five villages: Brestovăț, Coșarii (Kizdia), Hodoș (Temeshódos), Lucareț (Lukarec) and Teș (Tésfalu).

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