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Gătaia
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Also known as Gataia, Gátalja, Gattaja, Gatalja

Gătaia (; , archaically Gotthal; ) is a town in Timiș County, Romania. It administers five villages: Butin, Percosova, Sculia, Șemlacu Mare, and Șemlacu Mic. Declared a town in 2004, it also administered four other villages until that time, when they were split off to form Birda commune.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
town
Romanian subdivision.county
Timiș
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
Stema-orasului-gataia.png
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Saraca.panorama S.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Săraca Monastery in Șemlacu Mic
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Gataia jud Timis.svg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Timiș County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Raul Cozarov
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation
110
Romanian subdivision.area_total
162.44
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
307185–307196
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 56

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Gătaia
Population
5473
Area
149.230000
Elevation
108.000000
Image
Gataia Station.JPG
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Commons category
Gătaia
postal code
307185
native label
Gattaja
phone number
+40-256410001
street address
Str. Carpaţi, nr. 106, Gataia, Timis
population by native language
417
email address
mailto:[email protected]
inception
1323-00-00
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Gătaia (; , archaically Gotthal; ) is a town in Timiș County, Romania. It administers five villages: Butin, Percosova, Sculia, Șemlacu Mare, and Șemlacu Mic. Declared a town in 2004, it also administered four other villages until that time, when they were split off to form Birda commune.

== Geography == thumb|left|Șumigu (205 m), an extinct volcano south of Gătaia Gătaia lies on both banks of the Bârzava River. Some of the villages (Șemlacu Mare, Șemlacu Mic, Butin, and Percosova) are located south of Gătaia around the Șumigu Hill, an extinct volcano in the Tisza Plain, along the Moravița, Crivaia, and Clopodia streams, tributaries to the left of Bârzava, and Sculia is also located on the Bârzava River but west of Gătaia, occupying the northernmost position in this administrative unit. Gătaia connects to Timișoara and Reșița both by rail and by national road .

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