Socodor

Socodor
Commune
Socodor
Coordinates: 46°31′N 21°26′E / 46.517°N 21.433°E / 46.517; 21.433
Country	Romania
County	Arad County
Population (2002)^[1]	2,285
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Socodor (Hungarian: Székudvar) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The commune is situated in the western part of the Crișul Alb Plateau and it stretches over 11260 ha. It is composed of a single village, Socodor, situated at 48 km from Arad.

Population

According to the last census the population of the commune counts 2285 inhabitants, out of which 90,5% are Romanians, 5,6% Hungarians, 3,5% Roma and 0,4% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

Although the first documentary record of Socodor dates from 1299, the traces of inhabitance on this area are lost in the darkness of time. Archaeologists have discovered ceramic objects belonging to the Osmanli culture, traces from the Bronze Age and two burial vaults belonging to the Avars.

Economy

The economy of the commune is mainly agricultural, farming and livestock-breeding are well represented.

Tourism

The natural reservation of alkali soil (95 ha), the valley of the Crişul Alb River and the church called "Buna Vestire" built in 1768 are the most attended sights 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

Coordinates: 46°31′N 21°26′E / 46.517°N 21.433°E / 46.517; 21.433

References

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

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