Macea 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

Arad is an administrative division of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crişana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad...

, Romania

Romania

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, composed of two villages, Macea and Sânmartin. It is located 23 km from Arad

Arad, Romania

Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...

 and 6 km from Curtici

Curtici

Curtici is a town located in Arad County, far western Romania. The town is situated at a 21 km distance from the county capital Arad, in the western part of Arad County. It is the most important railway meeting point of Central Europe with the western part of Romania...

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Population

According to the last census the population of the commune counts 6169 inhabitants, out of which 85.6% are Romanians, 3.3% Hungarians, 8.3% Roma, 2.2% Germans and 0.6% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

Although the traces of inhabitance on this place are very old, traces from the Neolithic and from the Bronze Age having been found on its territory, Macea was first mentioned in documents only in 1380, while Sânmartin in 1477.

Economy

The commune's present-day economy can be characterized by a powerful dynamic force with significant developments in all the sectors present in the commune. Livestock-breeding based on cattle-growing and pig-raising is the main economic branch, due to which food industry is well-developed in the commune.

Tourism

Tourist sites include the natural reservation called "Arboretul de la Macea" (20,5 ha),
the Macea castle - architectural monument belonging to the national patrimony, built in the 19th century, the exhibition
room with caricatures, well as the beach and the botanical garden.

Macea village gives home to a festival of caricature and humour every year.

"Informatica la Castel" ("Informatics at The Castle") Free Software Summer School

Since 2003, the Cernovici Castle is the home of "Informatica la Castel" annual event (formerly "Linux

Linux

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 and Virtual Learning Environments", LVLE), a Free Software

Free software

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 summer school organised by the "Vasile Goldiș" West University of Arad

Arad

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 and ARLUG, the Arad

Arad

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 Linux Users Group.