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Variaș
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Also known as Warjasch, Varjas

Variaș (; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Gelu, Sânpetru Mic and Variaș (commune seat).

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Timiș
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Timiș County
Romanian subdivision.name
Variaș
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Nicolae Birău
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2020–
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PSD
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Varias jud Timis.svg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
SanpetruMic Biserica.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
The Roman Catholic church in Sânpetru Mic
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU TM Varias CoA.jpg
Romanian subdivision.area_total_km2
103.69
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
307455–307457

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Variaș
Country
Romania
Located in
Timiș County
Capital
Variaș
Population
5293
Area
111.670000
Elevation
96.000000
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Periam
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contains settlement
Sânpetru Mic
postal code
307455
native label
Variaș
phone number
+40-256387563
street address
Localitatea: VARIAŞ, Nr.: 619, Judetul: TIMIŞ, Cod poştal: 307455
Commons category
Variaș commune, Timiș
population by native language
272
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
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  • Climate
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  • History
  • Demographics
  • Politics and administration
  • Economy
  • Notable people
  • References

Variaș (; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Gelu, Sânpetru Mic and Variaș (commune seat).

== Etymology == The name of the locality comes from varjú, which in Hungarian means "crow". The name Varjas is probably related to the heraldic element of a departed noble family.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Variaș” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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