Felnac ( hu, Fönlak; sr, Фелнак) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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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
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
. Felnac commune is situated in the Vingăi Plateau, on the left side of the Mureș Valley and it surface occupies 5120 ha. It is composed of two villages, Călugăreni (''Újvinga'') and Felnac (situated at 20 km from Arad). It also included Bodrogu Nou and Zădăreni villages until 2004, when they were split off to form
Zădăreni
Zădăreni ( gsw, Saderlach; hu, Zádorlak) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated in the northern part of the Vinga Plateau, along the Mureș valley. Its territory occupies 2145 hectares. It is composed of two villages: Bodrogu Nou (' ...
Commune.
Population
According to the 2002 census, the population of the commune is 5182 inhabitants, out of which 87.3% are
Romanians, 1.9% Hungarians, 5% Roma, 0.6% Germans, 0.1% Slovaks, 0,5% Ukrainians, 4.3% Serbs and 0.3% are of other
or undeclared nationalities.
History
The first documentary record of Felnac dates back to 1330, and of Călugăreni to 1913.
Economy
The economy of the commune is mainly agricultural, plant-growing being well represented.
Tourism
A castle from the 14th century has existed on the territory of
the commune, rebuilt in 1500 and demolished in 1699. There are Romanian and Serbian Orthodox churches are also worth visiting, as well as the pleasure-ground with a private piscary.
References
Communes in Arad County
Localities in Romanian Banat
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