Beba Veche


Beba Veche is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Beba Veche, Cherestur and Pordeanu.

Name

In German, it is known as Altbeba, in Hungarian as Óbéba, and in Serbian as Стара Беба / Stara Beba. In Hungarian, Cherestur village is called Pusztakeresztúr; and Pordeanu, Porgány.

Geography

It is located in the west of the county, at Romanian border with Serbia and Hungary. Beba Veche is the westernmost point of Romania.

Demography

At the 2011 census, 64.7% of inhabitants were Romanians, 33.1% Hungarians, 1.3% Germans and 0.7% Roma.