Cărpiniş is a commune in Timiş County

Timis County

Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It is composed of two villages, Cărpiniş and Iecea Mică. It also included Iecea Mare

Iecea Mare

Iecea Mare is a commune in Timiş County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Iecea Mare, and was part of Cărpiniş Commune until 2004, when it was split off....

 village until it was split off to form a separate commune in 2004.

Localization

Cărpiniş is situated on DN59A at a distance of 27.9 km from Timișoara

Timisoara

Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...

 and 15,3 km from Jimbolia

Jimbolia

Jimbolia is a town in Timiş county, Romania. In 2004, it had a population of 11,605.-History:The earliest record of a community in this location is a place identified as Chumbul in a papal tax record in 1333. This place came under Turkish administration in 1552. As a result of the Treaty of...

, the closest city. Cărpiniş has a CFR Train station for the line Cărpiniş-Timișoara and Cărpiniş-Ionel.

History

In year 1387 Cărpiniş is documentary certified. Like in many other villages from Banat

Banat

The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...

, Cărpiniş was colonized by German families from the Austro-Hungarian Empire (around the year 1767).

Economy

Cărpiniş is one of the biggest villages in Timiş County, having a big influence on the economies of the surrounding villages and a clear urban evolution.