Păuliș

For the village in Hunedoara County, see Şoimuş.

Păuliş
Commune
Country	Romania
County	Arad County
Population  (2002)	4,148
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Păuliş (Hungarian: Ópálos) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated in the contact zone of the Mureș Couloir with the Aradului Plateau and Zărand Mountains. The administrative territory of the commune is 12,806 hectares. The commune centre is situated at 25 km from Arad. It is composed of four villages: Baraţca, Cladova, Păuliş and Sâmbăteni.

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 4148 inhabitants, out of which 92,3% are Romanians, 3,2% Hungarians, 2,7% Roms, 1,3% Germans and 0,5% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary record of Păuliș dates back to 1333. Baraţca was attested documentarily in 1913, Cladova in 1308, while Sâmbăteni in 1138.

Economy

The commune's present-day economy can be characterized by a powerful dynamic force with significant developments in all the sectors present in the commune. In agriculture vine-growing occupies a significant proportion, Baraţca village being a well-known viticultural and wine-growing centre. The industry of building materials is represented by the exploitation of granite and diorite in Cladova and Baraţca.

Tourism

TheAmong the main sights are the Heroes Monument in Păuliș put up to the memory of the Romanian soldiers killed in the battles in 1944 while defending the Mureș couloir, the dendrologic park with rare species of yew-tree, magnolia and Himalayan pine, the reinforced settlement and the church dating from the 14-16th centuries situated on the Carierei Hill in Cladova, as well as the famous blindages in Sâmbăteni dating back to the Dacian-Roman period.