Apateu

"Apateu" redirects here. For the South Korean horror film, see APT (film).

For the village in Bihor County, see Nojorid. For the village in Satu Mare County, see Culciu.

Apateu
—  Commune  —
Apateu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°37′N 21°47′E / 46.617°N 21.783°E / 46.617; 21.783Coordinates: 46°37′N 21°47′E / 46.617°N 21.783°E / 46.617; 21.783
Country	Romania
County	Arad County
Population (2002)[1]
– Total	3,684
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Monografia localitatii Apateu, colectiv format din Prof. Aurel Botaș, Prof. Ioan Caba, Dorel Rus, Prof. Vasile Sărac, Radu Botaș, preot Constatin Ilinca, Oradea 2006, Editura Grafnet

Apateu is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The commune is situated in the Crișurilor Plateau and is composed of three villages: Apateu (situated at 77 km from Arad), Berechiu and Moţiori. The nearest city is Ineu at 35 km. Its total administrative territory is 7610 ha.

Climate

Apateu has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters and hot summers.

Population

According to the last census the population of the commune counts 3684 inhabitants. From an ethnical point of view it has the following structure: 94,8% are Romanians, 0,2% Hungarians, 4,9% Roms and 0,1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

In the south west area and on the actual spot of the village it was founded traces from the late neolithic period, such as tools of stone like: small flat chisel, axes and fragments of poterie. In the north east it was found evidences of activities from Bronze Age, such as: 2 sickle, various jewelry and a button. The items are kept in the village museum ”Rovina”, and in County Museum of Arad. In the period of antiquity the place was lived by dacians, the region being included in the kingdom of Dacia ruled by king Burebista. Evidences like coins of silver from the period 229-59 b. Hr. was found. After the roman occupation of the Dacia, the region remained unoccupied and unhabited of the tribes of the free dacians. The first documentary record of the locality Apateu dates back to 1219, when Apateu is mentioned in Latin as ”Vila Apati”, meaning the village of the monastery. Actually ”Apaty” derives from the basic Latin form of ”abbatus”, meaning abbot. The village belonged to a monastery. Berechiu was mentioned in documents in 1332, while Moţiori only in 1956.

Economy

Although the economy of the commune is mainly agricultural, the secondary and tertiary economic sectors have also developed recently.

References

1. ^ (Romanian) " Apateu", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank's Recensământ 2002; Retrieved on September 4, 2009