Șicula ( hu, Sikula) is a commune in

Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) 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 cente ...

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. 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 The Crișul Alb (Romanian), ( 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 A ...

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

According to the 2011 census, the commune has 4,301 inhabitants, out of which 95.79% are

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...

and 1.35% are

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History

The first documentary records of Șicula and Chereluș date back to 1334, while Gurba was first mentioned in 1213.

Natives

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* Ioan Flueraș

References

Communes in Arad County Localities in Crișana {{Arad-geo-stub