Semlac

For Șemlacu Mare and Șemlacu Mic villages, see Gătaia.

Semlac
Commune
Semlac
Coordinates: 46°7′N 20°56′E / 46.117°N 20.933°E / 46.117; 20.933
Country	Romania
County	Arad County
Population (2002)^[1]	3,787
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Semlac (Hungarian: Szemlak) is a commune located in Arad County, in the western part of Romania, near the border with Hungary, is situated in the south-western part of the Arad Plateau, in the large valley of the Mureș River. Its territory occupies 8517 ha. It is composed of a single village, Semlac, situated at 37 km from Arad.

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 3787 inhabitants, out of which 80,8% are Romanians, 3,6% Hungarians, 9,6% Roma, 3,6% Germans, 1,1% Slovaks, 0,7% Ukrainians and 0,6% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary record of the locality Semlac dates back to 1256.

Economy

The economy of the commune is mainly agrarian, the locality is well known in the region as an important grain-bearing vegetable-growing place. The Livestock is based on pig and cattle raising.

Tourism

Although in the view of many tourists Semlacu is a transit commune, its natural park is worth visiting for everybody coming to this zone.

Famous people from Semlac include Helmuth Duckadam, a former Romanian footballer ("the hero of Seville") and Mihai Maghiaru, the president of the Association of Romanians in Australia (Asociația Românilor din Australia).

Coordinates: 46°07′N 20°56′E / 46.117°N 20.933°E / 46.117; 20.933

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

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