History

The auspicious geographical conditions, the particularities of the soil and subsoil, the hydrographic network and the climate favored the settlement and an organized life, as attested through archeological excavations and dated as early as the paleolitic age.

Documentary attested:

Dumbrava – 1893

• 1921 – it belonged to Caraş-Severin County, district of Făget, and was a commune residence with 1718 inhabitants.
• 1935 – part of Severin County, district of Făget, commune residence with 1617 inhabitants.
• 1956 – commune residence in the region of Timişoara, including three villages (Răchita, Băseşti (today Begheiul Mic) and Bucovăţ).
• 1966 – part of the region of Banat, district of Făget, with 1519 inhabitants and including Răchita, Begheiul Mic and Bucovăţ.
• 1972 – part of Timiş County, commune residence with 1049 inhabitants and including Bucovăţ and Răchita.

Bucovăţ – 1440

• 1140 – mentioned as belonging to Şoimuş Citadel
• 1890 – commune residence with 768 inhabitants, under the administration of Făget district in the Caraş-Severin County.
• 1921 – counted 810 inhabitants as part of Caraş-Severin County, district of Făget.
• 1935 – belonged to Severin County, district of Făget, with 666 inhabitants.
• 1956 – part of the region of Timişoara, district of Făget, with 723 inhabitants and belonging to Dumbrava village.
• 1972 – with 700 inhabitants, it belonged to the Dumbrava commune in Timiş County.

Răchita – 1435

• 1770 – mentioned as belonging to the district of Făget
• 1890 – commune residence with 1415 inhabitants, part of Caraş-Severin County, district of Beghei (Balinţ).
• 1921 – belonged to Caraş-Severin County, district of Beghei (Balinţ), counting 1477 inhabitants.
• 1935 – part of Caraş-Severin County, district of Făget, commune residence with 1644 inhabitants.
• 1956 – belonged to the Dumbrava commune in the district of Făget, region of Timişoara.
• 1966 – under the administration of the Dumbrava commune, in the district of Făget, region of Banat, having 1519 inhabitants.
• 1972 – part of Timiş County, with 1550 inhabitants and belonging to the Dumbrava commune.