Théodore Valerio, Pâtre valaque de Sistarovecz, Romanian shepherd from Șiștarovăț, 1869

Șiștarovăț ( hu, Sistaróc) is a commune in

Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) 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 center ...

, Romania, is situated on the

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and it occupies approximately 12,300 ha. It is composed of four villages: Cuveșdia (''Temeskövesd''), Labașinț (''Lábas''), Șiștarovăț (situated at 42 km from Arad) and Varnița (''Mészdorgos'').

Population

According to the last census the population of the commune counts 383 inhabitants. From an ethnical point of view it has the following structure: 94.5% are Romanians, 1.0% Hungarians, 2.9% Roma and 1.6% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary records of Șiștarovăț and Cuveșdia date back to 1440, Labașinț was first mentioned in 1477, while Varnița between 1820–1830.

Economy

The economy of the commune is mainly

agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...

, pomiculture, viticulture, livestock-breeding and conversion of timber are well represented. The commune has a forest area of more than 6000 ha.

Tourism

Although it is not abundant of spectacles, the landscapes of the

, as well as the traditions and the residents' hospitality are worth experiencing. There is also a cowboy and Indian style ranch which provides summer camps for kids and teens from the Arad county.

References

Communes in Arad County Localities in Romanian Banat {{Arad-geo-stub