Nadlac
Encyclopedia
Nădlac is a town in western Romania
, Arad County
. A former part of the town lies across the border with Hungary
; this village is called Nagylak
. An international border town, Nădlac is the main border crossing into western Romania from Hungary. It is also a centre of the Lutheran Slovakian
community in Romania
. Situated in the western part of Arad County
, 50 km far from the county capital, at the western border of Romania
, Nădlac
is the main entrance gate from Western Europe
. The administrative territory of the town is 132,5 square km and according
to the last census its population counts 8144 inhabitants.
Nădlac was first mentioned in documents in 1313 when it was known as Noglog. The traces of inhabitancy in this region
are lost on the darkness of time.
The town's name in Hungarian language means "big place". The Romanian and Slovakian names derive from that.
Throughout times Nădlac, a castle with wooden and soil fortification, was invaded by the Tartars, was possessed by Hunyadi
János, was donated to the commanding officers Gyorgy Istvan and Dmitar Jakšić who laid the foundation of a new fortification. Besides, it was ravaged for several times by the Turks, it was razed to the ground by the rebels led by György Dózsa
, but every time it was rebuilt. In 1685 the town was conquered by the Austrian royal army and it was integrated in the border disposition in the Mureș valley.
One of the most important moments of the history of Nădlac took place in the early 19th century, when the colonization process of the Slovaks started. Today this nationality is in the majority and it has contributed to a great extent to the development of the settlement.
In 2004 Nădlac celebrated its 40th anniversary of its being a town.
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...
, 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...
. A former part of the town lies across the border with Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
; this village is called Nagylak
Nagylak
Nagylak is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and in 2002 had a population of 619....
. An international border town, Nădlac is the main border crossing into western Romania from Hungary. It is also a centre of the Lutheran Slovakian
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
community in 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...
. Situated in the western part of 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...
, 50 km far from the county capital, at the western border of 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...
, Nădlac
is the main entrance gate from Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
. The administrative territory of the town is 132,5 square km and according
to the last census its population counts 8144 inhabitants.
Nădlac was first mentioned in documents in 1313 when it was known as Noglog. The traces of inhabitancy in this region
are lost on the darkness of time.
The town's name in Hungarian language means "big place". The Romanian and Slovakian names derive from that.
Population
According to the 2002 census, Nădlac had 8,154 inhabitants. The ethnic breakdown was then as follows:- SlovaksSlovaksThe Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
: 47.64% - RomaniansRomaniansThe Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
: 44.50% - Hungarians: 3.55%
- Roma (Romani subgroup): 2.53%
- others: 1.75%
History
Archaeological excavations have brought to the surface traces of existence of the Dacian-Romans.Throughout times Nădlac, a castle with wooden and soil fortification, was invaded by the Tartars, was possessed by Hunyadi
János, was donated to the commanding officers Gyorgy Istvan and Dmitar Jakšić who laid the foundation of a new fortification. Besides, it was ravaged for several times by the Turks, it was razed to the ground by the rebels led by György Dózsa
György Dózsa
György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...
, but every time it was rebuilt. In 1685 the town was conquered by the Austrian royal army and it was integrated in the border disposition in the Mureș valley.
One of the most important moments of the history of Nădlac took place in the early 19th century, when the colonization process of the Slovaks started. Today this nationality is in the majority and it has contributed to a great extent to the development of the settlement.
In 2004 Nădlac celebrated its 40th anniversary of its being a town.