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Șicula
Șicula () is a commune in Arad County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Chereluș (''Kerülős''), Gurba (''Garba''), and Șicula. The commune is situated on the southern part of the Teuz Plateau, and is traversed by the Crișul Alb and Teuz rivers. Șicula stretches over . It is a significant road junction of Arad County, located from the county capital, Arad. The Crișul Alb Valley is well-known for its rich flora and fauna. Demographics At the 2021 census, Șicula had a population of 4,002. At the 2011 census, the commune has 4,301 inhabitants, out of which 95.79% were Romanians and 1.35% were Roma. History The first documentary records of Șicula and Chereluș date back to 1334, while Gurba was first mentioned in 1213. Natives *Avram Bunaciu Avram Bunaciu (; 11 November 1909 – 28 April 1983) was a Romanian communist politician and jurist who served as the Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs and in March 1965 was for 5 days the acting Presi ...
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Avram Bunaciu
Avram Bunaciu (; 11 November 1909 – 28 April 1983) was a Romanian communist politician and jurist who served as the Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs and in March 1965 was for 5 days the acting President of the State Council of Romania. Early life and political career Bunaciu was born in 1909 in Gurba, a village not far from Arad, to a Greek-Catholic Romanian peasant family. Some far-right sources have claimed that he was of Jewish origin; however, according to recent research by Romanian historians, this claim has been discredited. During World War I, he and his elder brother were mobilized in the army and the family lived in poverty. After graduating from the Samuil Vulcan High School in Beiuș, he studied Law from 1929 to 1933 at the University of Cluj. He was a communist intellectual during World War II and had several high ranking positions after the war, mostly within the Ministry of Justice. Bunaciu was a lawyer by profession and close ally to Ion G ...
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Arad County
Arad County () is an administrative division ( județ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad. The Arad County is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian, it is known as , in Serbian as , and in German as . The county was named after its administrative center, Arad. Geography The county has a total area of , representing 3.6% of national Romanian territory. The terrain of Arad County is divided into two distinct units that cover almost half of the county each. The eastern side of the county has a hilly to low mountainous terrain (Dealurile Lipovei, Munții Zărandului, Munții Codru Moma) and on the western side it's a plain zone consisting of the ''Arad Plain'', ''Low Mures Plain'', and ''The High Vinga Plain''. Taking altitude into account we notice ...
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Crișul Alb
The Crișul Alb (Romanian language, Romanian), (Hungarian language, Hungarian: Fehér-Körös) is a river in western Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, and in south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). Its source is in the southern Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții Apuseni) of Romania. It flows through the towns of Brad, Hunedoara, Brad, Ineu, Chișineu-Criș in Romania, and Gyula, Hungary, Gyula in Hungary. Crossing the border of Hungary, the river, now called Fehér-Körös, joins the Fekete-Körös (''Crișul Negru'') a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the river Körös (''Criș''),Planul de management al riscului la inundații - Administrația Bazinală de Apă Crișuri
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Ioan FlueraÈ™
Ioan (or Ion) FlueraÈ™ (or FluieraÈ™) (November 2, 1882 – June 7, 1953) was a Romanian social democratic politician and a victim of the communist regime. Biography Early activities Born in ChereluÈ™ (KerülÅ‘s), Arad County, in the CriÈ™ana region,Constantiniu; Roz he trained as a wheelwright and settled in Arad, where he became active in socialist circles. In 1901, he joined the Social Democratic Party of Hungary, and began contributing to its press in Hungary; with Iosif Jumanca and Tiron Albani, he led the Party's ethnic Romanian wing. The latter eventually reformed itself as the Social Democratic Party of Transylvania and Banat. At the time, FlueraÈ™ unsuccessfully ran in elections for the Hungarian diet.Roz Between 1906 and 1914, he was editor-in-chief of ''Adevărul'' (the party newspaper), until it was closed down by Hungarian authorities. Living in Budapest, FlueraÈ™ was conscripted after the outbreak of World War I, and worked for the Austro-Hungarian Air Servi ...
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Sicula (grasshopper)
''Sicula'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Morabidae. The genus has one described species, ''Sicula gracilior'', found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... References Morabidae Insects described in 1976 Insects of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia {{caelifera-stub ...
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Communes Of Romania
A commune (''comună'' in Romanian language, Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania, county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''Cities in Romania, city'' or ''Municipality in Romania, municipality''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor (''primar'' in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes ...
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, TimiÈ™ ...
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Teuz Plateau
The Teuz () is a left tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania. It discharges into the Crișul Negru in Tămașda. Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the Teuz: *Left: Iacoberi, Fuleri *Right: Valea Nouă, Gropoi, Groșeni, Beliu, Sartiș, Renișel, Frunziș The Frunziș (also: ''Leveleș'') is a right tributary of the river Teuz in Romania. It flows into the Teuz near Tămașda. Its length is and its basin size is . The construction of the canalized lower course of the Beliu Beliu () is a commune ... References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Arad County Rivers of Bihor County {{Arad-river-stub ...
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Teuz
The Teuz () is a left tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania. It discharges into the Crișul Negru in Tămașda. Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the Teuz: *Left: Iacoberi, Fuleri *Right: Valea Nouă, Gropoi, Groșeni, Beliu, Sartiș The Sartiș is a right tributary of the river Beliu (river), Beliu in Romania. Formerly a right tributary of the Teuz, its flow was intercepted by the canalized lower course of the Beliu near Cermei in 1914–1919. Its length is and its basin siz ..., Renișel, Frunziș References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Arad County Rivers of Bihor County {{Arad-river-stub ...
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Arad, Romania
Arad () is the capital city of Arad County, at the edge of Crișana and Banat. No villages are administered by the city. It is the third largest city in Western Romania, behind Timișoara and Oradea, and the List of cities and towns in Romania, 12th largest in Romania, with a population of 145,078. A busy transportation hub on the Mureș River and an important cultural and industrial center, Arad has hosted one of the first Music school, music conservatories in Europe, one of the earliest normal schools in Europe, and the first car factory in Hungary and present-day Romania. Today, it is the seat of a Romanian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary and two universities. The city's multicultural heritage is owed to the fact that it has been part of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Temeşvar Eyalet, Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania, ...
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2021 Romanian Census
The 2021 Romanian census () was a census held in Romania between 1 February and 31 July 2022, with the reference day for the census data set at 1 December 2021. The census was supposed to be done in 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in order to avoid census takers from getting infected when coming into contact with ill or quarantined people. It was the first census held in Romania in which data was collected online, something that had support among Romanian youth. The census was divided into three phases: one in which personal data of the Romanian population was collected from various sites; another in which the population was to complete more precise data such as religion, in which town halls would help the natives of rural areas to answer the census; and a third one in which census takers would go to the homes and households of those who did not register their data online. Data for this census was planned not to be collected on paper, but inste ...
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2011 Romanian Census
The 2011 Romanian census was a census held in Romania between 20 and 31 October 2011. It was performed by some 120,000 census takers in around 101,000 statistic sectors throughout the country established by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Romania. Preparations started already in 2009, and it was announced that the process would not end until 2014. Anyone who did not answer questions in the census questionnaire would be fined between 1,500 and 4,500 Romanian lei, although 4 of the 100 questions related to the respondent's ethnicity, mother language, religion, and possible disabilities were not mandatory. Preliminary results were released once on 2 February 2012 and again on 20 August 2012. The final definitive result of the census came out on 4 July 2013, showing that, among other things, Romania had lost 1,559,300 people since the 2002 census, consequently having 20,121,641 inhabitants. Some people like sociologist Vasile Ghețău, director of the Center of Demog ...
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