Făget


Făget 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.
In Fatschet; in Facsád; in Фагет / Faget.

Villages

The town administers ten villages: Bătești, Begheiu Mic, Bichigi, Brănești, Bunea Mare, Bunea Mică, Colonia Mică, Jupânești, Povârgina and Temerești.

Demography

In 2002: Romanians, Hungarians, Germans, Roma, Serbs.

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.
The town also has on display busts of Eftimie Murgu, Victor Feneșiu and the aviation pioneer Traian Vuia.