Almaș (Arad)

Almaș
Almasch
Háromalmás

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Screeching area

Circle :

Arad

Coordinates :

46 ° 17 ' N , 22 ° 14' E Coordinates: 46 ° 17 '8 " N , 22 ° 14' 0" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

150 m

Area :

81.27 km²

Residents :

2,532 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

31 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

317005

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 57

License plate :

AR

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

local community

Structure :

Almaş, Cil , Joia Mare , Rădeşti

Mayor :

Teodor Avram ( PNL )

Postal address :

Str. Principală, no. 605
loc. Almaș, jud. Arad, RO-317005

Website :

www.comuna-almas.ro

Location of Almaș in Arad County

Almaș (German: Almasch , Hungarian: Háromalmás ) is a municipality in the Arad district in the Romanian Kreischgebiet .

The place is also known under the German name Almasch and the Hungarian Alsóalmás , Felsőalmás , Kisalmás , Nagyalmás and Almás .

Geographical location

The municipality of Almaș is located in the northern foothills of the Zarand Mountains ( Munții Zarandului ) - a mountain range of the Apuseni Mountains - south of the Crișul Alb ( White Screech ). The place Almaş, at the same Bach - a left tributary of the White Kreischberg , the - drum naţional 79A ( Vârfurile - Varsand ) and the railway Arad-Brad , is located in the historic chair District Borossebes the county Arad 39 km southeast of the town of Ineu ; the district capital Arad is located 96 kilometers (71 km as the crow flies) west of Almaş.

history

The place Almaș was first mentioned in 1334.

It is named after Dominicus de Almos. In the course of the centuries different spellings of the place name appeared: 1334 Almos , 1406 Alsoalmas , 1439 Almas , 1441 Felsewalmas , 1445 Also Almas , 1479 Haromalmos , 1525 Nagh Almas , Kys Almas , 1715 Almás , 1808 Almás , 1839 Almás , 1858-1900 Almás , 1909 Almaş , Almás , 1910, 1913 Háromalmás , 1921 Almaş , Háromalmás , 1932, 1956 Almaş .

On the area of the incorporated village of Cil (ung. Alcsil ) finds were made which, according to S. Márki and M. Roska, point to the Late Bronze Age . These are now in the museum in Budapest .

Today the residents live mainly from cattle breeding, agriculture, fruit growing and mainly wood processing.

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1880	3,625	3,489	104	32	-
1910	4.164	3,960	166	25th	13
1941	3,724	3,653	12	11	48
1977	3,406	3,378	9	4th	15th
1992	3.119	3,053	5	1	60

Since 1880 the highest number of inhabitants in the area of today's municipality - both Romanians and Hungarians - was determined in 1910. The highest population of Roma (101) was registered in 2002 and that of Germans in 1880. In addition, some residents declared themselves Slovaks (highest population 5 in 1910), as Ukrainians (1 in 1992, 2 in 2002).

In the 2002 census, Almaş registered 3,009 people. 2,897 of them were Romanians, 101 were Roma, six were Magyars, and two were Ukrainians. In addition, a Romanian German, a Lipowan and a Slovak were registered. Of the people registered, 2,048 were Romanian Orthodox , 629 were Pentecostals , and 321 were Baptists . Furthermore, five people professed the Roman Catholic faith, two of the Greek Catholic faith and two of the Seventh-day Adventist faith. Two people were registered without belief.

Attractions

The Buna Vestire Orthodox Church , built in 1889, and the “Fantana Iordanului” fountain next door.
A spring near the village of Almaş symbolically marks the border of the Motzenland .