Petriş

For the village in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, see Cetate, Bistriţa-Năsăud. For the village in Mehedinţi County, see Livezile, Mehedinţi.

Petriş
—  Commune  —
Country	Romania
County	Arad County
Population (2002)[1]	1,871
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Petriş is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated in the contact zone of Mureș Couloir with Metaliferi Mountains. The administrative territory of the commune is approximately 13,100 ha. It is composed of six villages: Corbeşti, Ilteu, Obârşia, Petriş (situated at 106 km from Arad), Roşia Nouă and Selişte.

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 1871 inhabitants, out of which 99,1% are Romanians, 0,5% are Hungarians and 0,4% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary records of Petriș, Corbești, Ilteu și Roșia Nouă date back to 1743. Obârşia was attested documentarily in 1468, while Seliște in 1479.

Economy

The commune's present-day economy can be characterized by a powerful dynamic force with significant developments in all the sectors. Pomiculture and silviculture are well-represented on local level. Besides, the commune is abundant in exploitable mineral resources, such as pyrites in Roșia Nouă.

Tourism

Among the touristic sights of the commune are the complex of the Salbek castle (19th century) - today being a sanatorium for treating pneumophysiological diseases, the wooden church called "Nașterea Maicii Domnului" built in 1800 in Corbești, the wooden church named "Sfântul Mucenic Dimitrie" built in 1809 and painted in 1819 in Roșia Nouă and the castle built in the 18-19th centuries in neoclassical style of Ilteu.

References

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

Coordinates: 46°03′00″N 22°23′00″E / 46.05°N 22.3833°E / 46.05; 22.3833