Olari ( hu, Varsánd) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

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 ...

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, is situated on the Arad Plateau, on the

Canalul Morilor The Canalul Morilor is a canal in the lowland area south of the river Crișul Alb in Arad County, western Romania. Constructed in the 19th century for water-mills, it is now used for irrigation. It takes water from the Crișul Alb near Berindia, f ...

, on the left bank of the river

Crișul Alb The Crișul Alb (Romanian), ( 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 Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții A ...

. Its surface occupies 4767 ha. It is composed of two villages, Olari (situated at from Arad) and Sintea Mică (''Szineke'').

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 1942 inhabitants, out of which 52.2% are Romanians, 33.2% Hungarians, 8.0% Roms, 5.2% Slovaks and 1.4% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

Natives

* Iosif Rangheț

History

The first documentary record of Olari dates back to 1746, while Sintea Mică was first mentioned in 1467.

Economy

The economy of the commune is mainly agrarian, based on growing of grain and technical crops, as well as vegetable growing.

Tourism

Being situated on a flat zone, the commune is lacking in attractive spectacles. Nevertheless, through trimming up the springs of thermal and medicinal waters, it could become a well-attended touristic place.

References

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