Șandra

Șandra (until 1882 Alexandria; ; Banat Swabian: Schanderhaas; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Șandra (commune seat) and Uihei. These were part of Biled commune until 2004, when they were split off. == Geography == The total area of Șandra commune is about , of which represents the built-up area. Local natural resources are oil, natural gas and hot springs. The neighboring localities of the commune are Variaș, Biled, Iecea Mare, Satchinez, Bulgăruș and Lovrin. === Climate === The climate is continental with weak Mediterranean influences. It has a temperate character (the annual average being ), with warm summers, not-too-cold winters, quite early springs and sometimes very long autumns. The average annual rainfall is , with variations from . Most of the precipitation falls in the spring–summer period, in the months of May–August. The prevailing wind is the austru, which blows almost all year round, felt acutely by both residents and crops, especially due to the lack of a forested area of protection.

=== Flora and fauna === The plain area is used for various crops: wheat, corn, barley, oat, rye, legumes, textiles, oilseeds and other industrial plants, vegetables and fodder plants, orchards with fruit trees and vines.