Grăniceri is a commune

Communes of Romania

A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...

 in Arad County

Arad County

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, Romania

Romania

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, is situated on the Crișurilor Plain, at the western border of Romania. The commune stretches over 7900 hectares (19,521.3 acre) and is composed of two villages, Grăniceri (situated at 61 km from Arad

Arad, Romania

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) and Şiclău.

Population

According to the last census the population of the commune counts 2596 inhabitants. From an ethnic point of view it has the following structure: 89.7% are Romanians, 1.3% Hungarians, 7.4% Roma, 1.5% Germans and 0.1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

Traces of inhabitance in this place are very old, at the beginning of the 20th century a golden treasure dating from the late Bronze Age was found on its territory.

Grăniceri was first mentioned in documents only in 1438, while Șiclău in 1466.

Tourism

Situated on a plateau the commune is not abundant in spectacular sights. The church called "Sfinţii Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril" built in 1758 and the fishponds are the main local tourist attractions.