Balinț

Balinț (; or Balintin; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Balinț (commune seat), Bodo, Fădimac, and Târgoviște. It borders Bara to the north, Coșteiu to the south, Belinț and Ghizela to the west, and Bethausen to the east. == History == === Balinț === In the 7th century, Balinț was a village community led by a Daco-Roman chief named Balu. The community took its name from this leader. With the arrival of the Slavs during the same period, most village communities along the middle course of the Bega River underwent Slavic influence. The name "Balinț" originates from the root Bal (the chief's name), combined with the Slavic suffix -inț.

Since the 10th–11th centuries, there have been numerous floods on the middle course of the Bega River. Balinț, being located from the Bega riverbed, was periodically flooded. In the 11th century, some of the villagers moved to a hearth protected from floods. A new village appears, derived from the first, Balințul de Sus (Upper Balinț), located in the Church valley, and Balințul de Jos (Lower Balinț) remains on the old hearth.