Hațeg

Also known as Haţeg, Hateg, Hátszeg, Hötzing, Hatszeg

300px|right Hațeg (; ; ) 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.

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Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Hunedoara
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU HD Hateg CoA.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Hatszeg latkepe.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Hațeg panorama
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Hateg jud Hunedoara.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Hunedoara County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Adrian-Emilian Pușcaș
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 315
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 64.33
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 335500
Romanian subdivision.area_code: +(40) 0254

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hațeg
Population: 8793
Area: 61.560000
Elevation: 315.000000
Official website: primariehateg.ro
Image: Hatszeg latkepe.jpg

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Commons category: Hațeg
native label: Hötzing
phone number: +40-254770273
street address: PIAŢA UNIRII, NR. 6, HAŢEG, JUD. HUNEDOARA, CP 335500
population by native language: 48
email address: mailto:[email protected]
inception: 1247-00-00

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The town is the center of the ethnocultural and historical region of Țara Hațegului. It lies at an altitude of , on the banks of the Râul Galben. Hațeg is located in the south-central part of Hunedoara County, 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.