Vladimirescu 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...

, is situated in the south-eastern part of the Aradului Plateau. Its territory stretches over 12400 ha. It is composed of four villages: Cicir (Maroscsicsér), Horia (formerly Pănadu Nou; Újpanád; Neupanat), Mândruloc (Mondorlak) and Vladimirescu (situated at 8 km from Arad).

Population

According to the 2002 census, the population of the commune is 10,649 inhabitants, of which 92.8% are Romanians, 3.1%
Hungarians, 1.2% Roma, 2.2% Germans, 0.3% Slovaks, 0.2% Ukrainians and 0.2% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

Arhaeological excavations have brought to the surface finds that prove the continuity of inhabitance in this zone. In Vladimirescu village settlements dating from the 5th, 8th,11-12th centuries, graves from the 9-11th centuries, a castle made of ground from the 9th century and a necroplis dating back to the early mediaeval period have been found. At the place called "La Bisericuţă" ("To the Small Church") the ruins of a Roman basilica have been discovered in a mediaeval court. In Cicir village a Dacian settlement dating from the 2-3rd centuries have been found.

The first documentary record of Vladimirescu dates back to 1752. Cicir was attested documentarily in 1552, Horia in 1315, while Mândruloc in 1471.

Economy

The economy of the commune is highly influenced by the economic development of Arad. Due to its closeness to the county
capital, in the 2000s there was a powerful evolution of the tertiary and secondary sectors. Chemical industry, food industry, light industry and transportation are well-represented on the commune's level. Investments have been started in constructions, mainly in constructions of flats.

Tourism

Tourist sites include the Mureş valley

Mures River

The Mureș is an approximately 761 km long river in Eastern Europe. It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, and joins the Tisza river at Szeged in southeastern Hungary....

and the archaeological finds.