Făget is a town in Timiş County

Timis County

Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....

, Banat

Banat

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, western Romania

Romania

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, with a population of about 7,500. Its name literally means "beech tree forest" in Romanian. The town administers ten villages: Băteşti, Begheiu Mic, Bichigi, Brăneşti, Bunea Mare, Bunea Mică (depopulated), Colonia Mică, Jupâneşti, Povârgina and Temereşti.

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

Ilia, Hunedoara

Ilia is a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania. The village lies in the historical province of Transylvania. It is composed of nine villages: Bacea, Bretea Mureşană, Brâznic, Cuieş, Dumbrăviţa, Ilia, Săcămaş, Sârbi and Valea Lungă.-References:...

 to Lugoj—and on the CFR

Caile Ferate Române

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 212 railroad line.

At the north side of Făget the Bega river is visible; around it there are still signs of a medieval fortification dating 1548 (not fully studied yet). This town also has on display busts

Bust (sculpture)

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 of Eftimie Murgu

Eftimie Murgu

Eftimie Murgu was a Romanian politician who took part in the 1848 Revolutions.He was born in Rudăria to Samu Murgu, an officer in the Imperial Army and Cumbria Murgu...

, Victor Feneşiu and the aviation pioneer Traian Vuia

Traian Vuia

Traian Vuia was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, builtand flew an early aircraft. His first flight traveled about 12 m at Montesson, France on March 18, 1906...

.