Beliu () is a
commune in
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 cente ...
,
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 ...
. Beliu commune lies in the contact zone of Teuz Plateau with Mărăuș Hills, along the river
Beliu. It is composed of six villages: Beliu (situated at 77 km from
Arad), Benești (''Benyefalva''), Bochia (''Boklya''), Vasile Goldiș (''Lunca Teuzului'' until 2005, and until 1968 a separate commune called ''Mocirla''; ''Bélmocsolya''), Secaci (''Felsőszakács'') and Tăgădău (''Tagadómedgyes''). Its territory is .
Population
According to the 2011 census, the population of the commune counts 3,320 inhabitants, out of which 90.9% are Romanians, 2.2% Hungarians, 4.4% Roma, 2.4% Ukrainians, and 0.1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.
History
The first documentary record of the locality Beliu dates back to 1332. Benești was documentary recorded in 1828, Bochia in 1552, Lunca Teuzului (Vasile Goldiș) in 1588, Secaci in 1580, and Tăgădău in 1552.
Economy
Although the economy of the commune is prevalent agricultural, the secondary and tertiary economic sectors have also developed recently. Besides agriculture, the industry of building materials, light industry, timber industry and at last but not at least small industry represented by the craftsmen's activity have a significant proportion in the commune's economy.
Tourism
The Emil Lăzureanu Museum in Beliu with its collections of glass-work, ceramic, textile and wooden objects, popular costumes, archaeological, historical and nature science works, as well as the wooden church of Secaci, built in 1725 with its collection of glass icons are the most valuable touristic sights of the commune.
Natives
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Vasile Goldiș
Vasile Goldiș (12 November 1862 – 10 February 1934) was a Romanian politician, social theorist, and member of the Romanian Academy.
Early life
He was born on 12 November 1862 in his grandfather's (Teodor Goldiș) house in the village of ...
(1862–1934), politician, social theorist, and member of the Romanian Academy
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Nicolae Pantea (born 1946), Romanian international footballer
References
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Communes in Arad County
Localities in Crișana