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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Romania
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. Seleuș commune lies in the eastern part of the Crișul Alb Plateau, along the river
Cigher
The Cigher is a left tributary of the river Crișul Alb in Romania. It discharges into the Crișul Alb in Sintea Mică, near Zărand.hectare
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s. It is composed of three villages: Iermata (''Csigérgyarmat''), Moroda (''Marót'') and Seleuș (situated at 44 km from Arad).
Population
According to the last census, the population of the commune is 3189 inhabitants, out of which 98.8% are Romanians,
0.4% Hungarians, 0.7% Roma and 0.1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.
History
The first documentary record of Seleuș dates back to 1489. Iermata was attested documentarily in 1387, while Moroda in 1508.
Economy
Vegetable growing, growing of grain and technical crops, as well as livestock-breeding are the main agricultural sectors.
Tourism
Beside its fishponds, the Turkish bridge built over the