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Saravale
Saravale (colloquially Sarafola; hu, Sárafalva; german: Sarafol; sr, Саравола, Saravola) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Saravale. It was part of Sânpetru Mare commune until 2004, when it was split off. Etymology The Hungarian name of the village can be translated as "mud village": ''sár'' ("mud") + ''falva'' ("village"). Historically, the Romanians called the village ''Sarafola'', a name that is still used today by some inhabitants. The name ''Saravale'' has been used since 11 September 1926, when the communal council unanimously decided that in the future the village should have this name. According to the local tradition, the foundations of this settlement were laid by the Roman colonists who, arriving in these parts of Dacia, at dusk one day, towards evening, stopped in this valley watered by Aranca River and, delighted by the beauty of the place, gave it the name of ''Saravale'' (a corruption of Romanian expression ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sânpetru Mare
Sânpetru Mare ("Greater St. Peter"; hu, Nagyszentpéter or ''Rácszentpéter''; german: Großsanktpeter or ''Ratzsanktpeter''; sr, Велики Семпетар, Veliki Sempetar) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Igriș (''Egres''; ''Egresch'') and Sânpetru Mare. It also included Saravale village until it was split off to form a separate commune in 2004. The village of Sânpetru Mic ("Little St. Peter") is in the neighboring commune of Variaș. Geography Sânpetru Mare is located in the Mureș–Aranca Plain, this representing the northwestern extremity of the low plain within the Banat Plain, with a low relief energy, having absolute altitudes between 82–95 m (increasing from northwest to southwest). The territory of the commune is crossed by the Aranca River from east to west, which separates the low plain of subsidence and divagation in two relief levels. The high level is located to the south (left bank) and represents an alluvial p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
