Bătești (Timiș)

Băteşti Battyest Vadpatak
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Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Banat
Circle :	Timiș
Municipality :	Făget
Coordinates :	45 ° 51 '  N , 22 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 50 '47 "  N , 22 ° 12' 22"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Residents :	503 (2002)
Postal code :	305301
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 56
License plate :	TM
Structure and administration
Community type :	Village

Location of Băteşti in Timiş County

The wooden church of Saint Paraschiva

Bătești (German: Battyest , Hungarian: Vadpatak ) is a village in Timiș County , Banat , Romania . Băteşti belongs to the administrative center of Făget .

Geographical location

Băteşti is located in the east of Timiş County, 2-3 kilometers from the city of Făget.

Neighboring places

Făget	Temerești	Sinteşti
Făget		Breazova
Colonia Mica	Drăgșinești	Brăneşti

history

The Batyest settlement was first mentioned in a document in a deed of donation from Sigismund Báthory to Stefan Török from 1597. In 1617 the estate belonged to Stephan Bethlen . During the Habsburg monarchy the village was called Battyest and during the Hungarian period Vadpatak . The Treaty of Trianon on June 4, 1920 resulted in the division of the Banat into three parts, which Băteşti fell to the Kingdom of Romania .

The orthodox wooden church, which is now a listed building, was built around 1700.

The nature reserve Narcissus Meadow of Băteşti , which is a tourist attraction, is located in the area of ​​the village .

Population development

census		Ethnicity
year	Residents	Romanians	Hungary	German	Other
1880	508	506	1	-	1
1910	532	520	2	-	10
1930	496	485	-	-	11
1977	507	506	-	1	-
2002	503	495	2	-	6th

Attractions

• Băteşti daffodil meadow
• Wooden Church of Saint Paraschiva

Individual evidence

1. ↑ blogprinvizor.ro , The wooden church Saint Paraschiva
2. ↑ dumitrutoma.wordpress.com , The Narcissus Meadow of Băteşti
3. ↑ kia.hu , E. Varga: Statistics of the population by ethnic group in Timiș County according to censuses from 1880-2002