Judeţ de Arad

Arad is a department (Judeţ of Romania) located at the west, partially in Transylvania, partially in Banat, with the chief town with Arad. It has as neighbors the Hungary, as well as the departments of Bihor, Alba, Hunedoara, Timiş. He is member of eurorégion DKMT (the Danube - Criş- Mureş - the Tisza).

History

The area initially belonged to the Dacie. Ziridava (today the commune of Pecica) was an important city of the Daces.

1241 : The Mongolian invasion of the Kingdom of Hungary highlighted the need for having defensive fortifications in the area of Arad. Castle-forts were built in the second part of XIIIe century in Şoimoş, Şiria and Dezna.
1551 : Arad is occupied by the Ottoman Empire
1699: Arad is under the domination of the Habsbourg, kings of Austria
1913: first electric railroad of and eighth Eastern Europe of the world on the way Arad-Podgoria
December 1st 1918, union of Transylvania with Romania.

The department was formed during the administrative division of 1968. It includes/understands territories which belonged to the old administrative areas Banat and Crişana

Population

Several ethnos groups cohabit there:

Rumanian: 82,2%
Magyar: 10,7%
Gypsies: 3,8% Slovak
: 1,3%
German: 1,0%
Ukrainian: 0,4% Serb
: 0,3%

Life expectancy: 70,55 years (67,06 for the men, 74,11 for the women).

History of the population

1930:488.359
1948:476.207
1956:475.620
1966:481.248
1972:494.828
1977:512.020
1992:487.617
2002:461.791

List cities

Chief town:

Arad

Cities:

Chişineu-Criş
Curtici
Ineu
Lipova
Nădlac
Pâncota
Sântana
Sebiş

Geography

The relief goes down from the East to the West, while starting with the slopes of Carpates Occidentaux (1109 m) to the plain of the West.

Water:

Mureş
Crişul Alb
of many lakes
of the thermal springs which spout out naturally in the Plain of the West, exploited mainly in public baths.

The basement contains oilfields.

Economy

Since 2000, industry became the principal sphere of activity in the department. Agriculture still plays a big role in the employment of the population, follow-up of the services.

Principal branches:

industry
agriculture
trade
constructions
transport
telecommunications
real services
teaching
health

The good qualification level of the workmen and the economic dynamism of the Western area feel in the department, which knows a rate of very low unemployment compared to the national average.

Tourism

Moneasa, station of mountain
Lipova, for its mineral water and its sanatorium
thermal spas: Curtici, Macea, Şofronea, Dorobanţi, etc
the Lake Ghioroc
the vineyard of Miniş-Măderat, roughly located at 30 km in the east of Arad
the town of Arad

Culture

Historic buildings

Castle-extremely of Şiria (1331), having had the statute of royal castle-extremely. Y remained: Hunyadi János, king Sigismund de Luxemburg, the Serb despot George Brâncovici, Matei Corvin, the Báthory family.
Castle-extremely of Şoimoş (1278) - Lipova (Radna)
Castle-extremely of Dezna
Castle-extremely of Agriş (1400)
Fortress of Tauţ (XIIe century), today ruins of it
Château of Bohus (XIXe century), in neo-classic style
Château of Brazi (1800), in neo-classic style
Château of Bulci/Mocioni (XIXe century), in neo-classic style
Château of Conop (XVIIIe century)
Château of Curtici (1769)
Château of Macea, with its field - park dendrologic
Château of Săvârşin (1870) - royal field
Château of Şiria - Galşa (XVIIe century), in style baroque
Monument of the heroes - Păuliş

Monasteries and churches

Monastery of Hodoş-Bodrog, the oldest center monacal of the country, without interruption. Mentioned for the first time in 1177, it shelters many works of art religious and many manuscripts.
Monastery of Bezdin (1334)
Monastery Franciscain (1756) - Radna
Churches of wood - Buceava, Groşii Noi, Hălmagiu, Săvârşin.

External bonds

Virtual Arad

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