Graniceri, Arad
Encyclopedia
Grăniceri is a commune
in Arad County
, Romania
, is situated on the Crișurilor Plain, at the western border of Romania. The commune stretches over 7900 hectares (19,521.3 acre) and is composed of two villages, Grăniceri (situated at 61 km from Arad
) and Şiclău.
Grăniceri was first mentioned in documents only in 1438, while Șiclău in 1466.
Communes of Romania
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...
in Arad County
Arad County
Arad is an administrative division of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crişana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad...
, 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...
, is situated on the Crișurilor Plain, at the western border of Romania. The commune stretches over 7900 hectares (19,521.3 acre) and is composed of two villages, Grăniceri (situated at 61 km from Arad
Arad, Romania
Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...
) and Şiclău.
Population
According to the last census the population of the commune counts 2596 inhabitants. From an ethnic point of view it has the following structure: 89.7% are Romanians, 1.3% Hungarians, 7.4% Roma, 1.5% Germans and 0.1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.History
Traces of inhabitance in this place are very old, at the beginning of the 20th century a golden treasure dating from the late Bronze Age was found on its territory.Grăniceri was first mentioned in documents only in 1438, while Șiclău in 1466.