Seleuş

For the villages in Mureş County, see Daneş and Zagăr.

For Iermata Neagră village, see Zerind.

Seleuş
—  Commune  —
Country	Romania
County	Arad County
Population (2002)[1]	3,189
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Seleuş is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Seleuș commune lies in the eastern part of the Crișul Alb Plateau, along the Cigher River. Its administrative territory occupies 4122 hectares. It is composed of three villages: Iermata, Moroda and Seleuş (situated at 44 km from Arad).

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune is 3189 inhabitants, out of which 98,8% are Romanians, 0,4% Hungarians, 0,7% Roma and 0,1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary record of Seleuș dates back to 1489. Iermata was attested documentarily in 1387, while Moroda in 1508.

Economy

Vegetable growing, growing of grain and technical crops, as well as livestock-breeding are the main agricultural sectors.

Tourism

Beside its fishponds, the Turkish bridge built over the Cigher River dating from the 15-17th centuries is the most attractive interest of the commune.

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010

Coordinates: 46°23′00″N 21°43′00″E / 46.3833°N 21.7167°E / 46.3833; 21.7167