Hațeg
Hațeg | |
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Hațeg panorama | |
Location in Hunedoara County | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′27″N 22°57′0″E / 45.60750°N 22.95000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Adrian-Emilian Pușcaș (PNL) |
Area | 64.33 km2 (24.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 8,793 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 335500 |
| Area code | +(40) 0254 |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | primariehateg |
Hațeg (Romanian: [ˈhatseɡ]; German: Wallenthal; Hungarian: Hátszeg) is a town in Hunedoara County, Romania with a population of 8,793 as of 2021. Three villages are administered by the town: Nălațvad (Nalácvád), Silvașu de Jos (Alsószilvás), and Silvașu de Sus (Felsőszilvás). It is situated in the southwestern reaches of the historical region of Transylvania.
The town is the center of the ethnocultural and historical region of Țara Hațegului. It lies at an altitude of 315 m (1,033 ft), on the banks of the Râul Galben. Hațeg is located in the south-central part of Hunedoara County, 37 km (23 mi) south of the county seat, Deva. Hațeg Island, a large island that existed in the Tethys Ocean during the late Cretaceous period and the giant pterosaur that lived on the island, Hatzegopteryx are named after the town.