Şofronea 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

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, lies in the Aradului Plateau and it stretches over 3490 ha. It is composed of two villages, Sânpaul (Szentpál) and Şofronea (situated at 15 km from Arad).

Population

According to the last census the population of the commune counts 2566 inhabitants. From an ethnical point of view it has the following structure: 64,0% are Romanians, 35,1% Hungarians, 0,5% Germans, 0,3% Ukrainians and 0,1% are of other or undeclared
nationalities.

History

The first documentary record of Șofronea dates back to 1437, while Sânpaul was first mentioned in 1235.

Economy

The commune's present-day economy can be characterized by a powerful dynamic force with significant developments in all the sectors. Commerce and light industry are intensively present on the commune's economic map.

Tourism

Its most attended touristical sights are the springs of thermal water with therapeutic effect in the treatment of rheumatic diseases and the complex of the Purgly Castle with its park and households, an architectural complex dating from the end of the 19th century, registered in the national cultural patrimony.