Vărădia de Mureș

Vărădia de Mureș (colloquially Totvărădia, or "Slovak Vărădia"; Hungarian: Tótvárad; German: Waradia, Turkish: Varadiye) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. It stretches over approximately 12600 hectares, situated in the contact zone of Metaliferi Mountains and Zărandului Mountains, respectively partially in the large valley of the Mureș River. It is composed of six villages: Baia (Kisbaja), Julița (Gyulatő), Lupești (Farkasháza), Nicolae Bălcescu (Alsóköves), Stejar (Szarvaság) and Vărădia de Mureș (situated at 81 km from Arad).

Vărădia de Mureș
Commune
Location in Arad County
Vărădia de Mureș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°01′N 22°09′E
Country	Romania
County	Arad
Population  (2011)[1]	1,755
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	AR

Population

According to the 2002 census the population of the commune counts 2112 inhabitants, out of which 98,7% are Romanians, 0,5% Hungarians, 0,7% Ukrainians and 0,1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.[2]

History

The first documentary record of Vărădia de Mureș dates back to 1369. Nicolae Bălcescu was attested documentarily in 1477, while the other villages in 1479.

Economy

Agriculture is the main economic branch of the commune, olericulture and livestock-breeding are the most important activities. Lumbering and conversion of timber are also common activities among the inhabitants.

Tourism

The Mureșului, Juliței and Stejarului Valleys, the mediaeval castle in Vărădia de Mureș and the wooden church in Julița dating from 1787 are the main tourist attractions of the commune.

References

1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
2. Romanian census data, 2002 Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on March 1, 2010