Recaș
town in Timiș County, Romania
Recaș (archaically Armag; Hungarian: Temesrékas; German: Rekasch; Serbian: Рекаш, romanized: Rekaš) is a town in Timiș County, Romania. Six villages are administered by the town: Bazoș, Herneacova, Izvin, Nadăș, Petrovaselo, and Stanciova. It received town status in April 2004. Recaș is best known for the wine produced in the surrounding hills.
Geography
Recaș covers an area of 231.98 km2 (89.57 mi2), 2.66% of the total area of Timiș County, and is located in an area of sunny hills, favorable to agriculture.
Recaș is crossed to the south by the Timiș River and the Bega Canal. The climate is temperate continental with a slight Mediterranean influence, the winters being generally mild, the summers warm, the autumns long and the transitions from winter to summer quite sudden. Climatic and soil characteristics make this area particularly conducive to viticulture.
Relief and natural resources
Recaș is characterized by a hilly landscape that serves as a transitional zone between the northern highlands and the southern plains. In the northern part of the commune, approximately 45% of the terrain consists of the Lipova Hills, which form a natural link between the Banat Piedmont and the Western Plain.
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