Șicula () 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 ...

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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 language, Romanian), (Hungarian language, 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 ...

and

Teuz The Teuz () is a left tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania. It discharges into the Crișul Negru in Tămașda. Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the Teuz: *Left: Iacoberi, F ...

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

At the 2021 census, Șicula had a population of 4,002. At the 2011 census, the commune has 4,301 inhabitants, out of which 95.79% were

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and 1.35% were

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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

Avram Bunaciu Avram Bunaciu (; 11 November 1909 – 28 April 1983) was a Romanian communist politician and jurist who served as the Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs and in March 1965 was for 5 days the acting President of the State Council of ...

(1909–1983), communist politician and jurist * Ioan Flueraș (1882–1953), social democratic politician and a victim of the communist regime

References

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