Sântana (; german: Neusanktanna; hu, Újszentanna) is a town in north-western

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, in the county of Arad. Declared a town in 2003, it administers one village, Caporal Alexa (''Erdőskerek'').

Geography

The town is situated in the northern part of the Arad Plateau, at a distance from the county seat, Arad. It is traversed by county roads DJ791 and DJ792C.

Population

According to the 2011 census the population of the town counts 10725 inhabitants. From an ethnic point of view it has the following structure: 84.89% are Romanians, 9.57% Roma, 3.14% Germans, 2.07% Hungarians and 0.4% are of other or undeclared nationalities. 79.6% are

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, 11.5%

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, 5.5%

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and 1.2%

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

History

The first documentary record of the locality under the name Sântana goes back to the year 1828. The settlement is the result of the continuous development of Comlăuș, a locality mentioned already in 1334. Caporal Alexa was mentioned in 1334 when it was called Kerecton. Until 1926, it was called Cherechiu, which is still its colloquial name.

Natives

Ștefan Augustin Doinaș Ștefan Augustin Doinaș (; pen name of Ștefan Popa) (April 26, 1922 – May 25, 2002) was a Romanian Neoclassical poet of the Communist era. Doinaș was born in Cherechiu, Bihor County. After completing high school in Arad, he studied philol ...

Adrian Drida Adrian Ioan Drida (born 5 January 1982 in Sântana) is a Romanian former Association football, football player who played as a midfielder. Club career Drida started his career playing for UTA Arad, from where he was also loaned to Motorul CFR ...

Oskar Kaufmann Oskar Kaufmann (2 February 1873 – 8 September 1956) was a Hungarian architect. He was an expert in construction and design and was active in Berlin beginning in 1900. Among his best-known works are the Krolloper, the Hebbel Theater and the , ...

Economy

Although the economy of the town is prevalent agricultural, the secondary and tertiary economic sectors have also developed recently. Sântana is an important centre of vineyards.

Tourism

Its status as a significant road and railway junction can be used also for the promotion and improvement of the tourism. The specific architecture, the historical and architectural monuments as the "Convictului" building, the copyhold house and the fortifications called "Cetatea veche" are only a few of the locality's touristic sights.

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References

Towns in Romania Populated places in Arad County Localities in Crișana Former Danube Swabian communities in Romania {{Arad-geo-stub