Seleuș

For Iermata Neagră village, see Zerind. For the villages in Mureş County, see Daneş and Zagăr.

Seleuș
Commune
Country	Romania
County	Arad County
Population (2002)^[1]	3,189
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Seleuș (Hungarian: Csigérszőllős) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Seleuș commune lies in the eastern part of the Crișul Alb Plateau, along the Cigher River. Its administrative territory occupies 4122 hectares. It is composed of three villages: Iermata (Csigérgyarmat), Moroda (Marót) and Seleuș (situated at 44 km from Arad).

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune is 3189 inhabitants, out of which 98,8% are Romanians, 0,4% Hungarians, 0,7% Roma and 0,1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary record of Seleuș dates back to 1489. Iermata was attested documentarily in 1387, while Moroda in 1508.

Economy

Vegetable growing, growing of grain and technical crops, as well as livestock-breeding are the main agricultural sectors.

Tourism

Beside its fishponds, the Turkish bridge built over the Cigher River dating from the 15-17th centuries is the most attractive interest of the commune.

Arad County, Romania

Cities	Arad (county seat)

Towns	Chișineu-Criș Curtici Ineu Lipova Nădlac Pâncota Pecica Sântana Sebiș

Communes	Almaș Apateu Archiș Bata Bârsa Bârzava Beliu Birchiș Bocsig Brazii Buteni Cărand Cermei Chisindia Conop Covăsânț Craiva Dezna Dieci Dorobanți Fântânele Felnac Frumușeni Ghioroc Grăniceri Gurahonț Hălmagiu Hălmăgel Hășmaș Ignești Iratoșu Livada Macea Mișca Moneasa Olari Păuliș Peregu Mare Petriș Pilu Pleșcuța Săvârșin Secusigiu Seleuș Semlac Sintea Mare Socodor Șagu Șeitin Șepreuș Șicula Șilindia Șimand Șiria Șiștarovăț Șofronea Tauț Târnova Ususău Vărădia de Mureș Vârfurile Vinga Vladimirescu Zăbrani Zădăreni Zărand Zerind

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010

Coordinates: 46°23′00″N 21°43′00″E / 46.3833°N 21.7167°E / 46.3833; 21.7167

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