Sintea Mare

Sintea Mare Szinte
Commune
Sintea Mare
Coordinates: 46°31′N 21°36′E / 46.517°N 21.600°E / 46.517; 21.600
Country	Romania
County	Arad County
Population (2011)^[1]	3,661
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sintea Mare (Hungarian: Szinte) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The commune lies on the Crișul Alb Plateau, its administrative territory being 11871 hectares.

Administration

The commune is composed of three villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian	Ethnic majority
Adea	Ágya	Hungarians
Sintea Mare	Szinte	Romanians
Ţipar	Szapáryliget	Hungarians

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 3661 inhabitants, out of which 50.75% are Romanians, 33.81% Hungarians, 9.64% Roma, 4.94% Slovaks, 0.84% Germans.

History

The first documentary record of Sintea Mare dates back to 1337, while Adea was first mentioned in 1202-1203, while Ţipar in 1881.

Economy

Its economy is based on agriculture. Commerce and services have undergone a slight development in the last few years.

Tourism

Situated on a plateau, the natural touristic fond of the commune is not abundant in spectacular sights. Due to the customs and traditions specific to the ethnic groups of this area Sintea Mare commune is a quite attractive place during the period of Christian festivals.

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°36′E / 46.517°N 21.600°E / 46.517; 21.600

References

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

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