Vărădia de Mureş 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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. It stretches over approximately 12600 hectare

Hectare

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s, situated in the contact zone of Metaliferi Mountains and Zărandului Mountains, respectively partially in the large valley of the Mureș River. It is composed of six villages: Baia, Juliţa, Lupeşti, Nicolae Bălcescu, Stejar and Vărădia de Mureş (situated at 81 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...

).

Population

According to the last census the population of the commune
counts 2112 inhabitants, out of which 98,7% are Romanians,
0,5% Hungarians, 0,7% Ukrainians and 0,1% are of other or
undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary record of Vărădia de Mureș dates back to 1369. Nicolae Bălcescu was attested documentarily in 1477, while the other villages in 1479.

Economy

Agriculture is the main economic branch of the commune, olericulture and livestock-breeding are the most important activities. Lumbering and conversion of timber are also common activities among the inhabitants.

Tourism

The Mureșului, Juliţei and Stejarului Valleys, the mediaeval castle
in Vărădia de Mureș and the wooden church in Juliţa dating from 1787 are the main tourist attractions of the commune.