Sebiș
|
Sebiș Sebesch Borossebes |
|||||
|
|||||
| Basic data | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State : |
 Romania
|
||||
| Historical region : | Screeching area | ||||
| Circle : | Arad | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 22 ' N , 22 ° 8' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 148 m | ||||
| Area : | 65.77 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 5,979 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 91 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 315700 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 57 | ||||
| License plate : | AR | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 3 districts / cadastral communities: Prunișor , Sălăjeni , Donceni | ||||
| Mayor : | Gheorghe-Petru Feieș ( PNL ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Piața tin case, no. 1 loc. Sebiș, jud. Arad, RO-315 700 |
||||
| Website : | |||||
Sebiș ( German Sebesch , Hungarian Borossebes ) is a small town in the Arad district in Romania .
Geographical location
Sebiș is located in western Romania, on the western edge of the Apuseni Mountains at the confluence of the Sebiș River in the Crișul Alb ( White Screech ). The district capital Arad is located about 65 km southwest.
history
According to Romanian historians, it was probably since the 9th – 10th In the 19th century a Romanian population in the area of today's city. So she lived with a smaller group of Slavs .
In an old church book there were references to places in the Valley of the White Kreisch, including Sebiș. As a result, in the years 1227/1228 the Hungarian king sent a nobleman named Siblesy - who may be the namesake of the town - to the region to protect the entrance to the Apuseni Mountains. Siblesy became the owner of 14 villages. At a crossroads in the valley of the White Kreisch he had 28 families (150 inhabitants) settle and built a fortified residence on the territory of today's city called Dezna, which was subsequently destroyed several times by invaders, including the Mongol storm in 1241. 1574 destroyed Ottomans the fortress Dezna again. The first official mention of Sebiș comes from this year.
At that time the present city consisted of three localities: Sebes, Boros and Mizocra. The latter place was later, the first two later formed a common village.
In the 16th and 17th centuries - during the time of the Ottoman invasions - the rulership of Sebiş changed frequently; local rulers took turns with the princes of Transylvania . From 1658 to 1693 the place was again under direct Turkish control. Then Sebiș became part of Austria-Hungary . In 1746 it received the status of an oppidum .
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the place belonged to various noble families, including the Königsegg-Rothenfels , Waldstein-Wartenberg and Wenkheim families . The Waldstein-Wartenberg family had a castle built in the center of the village in 1814.
At the end of the 18th century, a water mill was built in the valley of the Sebiș River, the good income from which was used, among other things, to build a school.
In the first half of the 19th century, profound economic changes began; part of the forest was cleared and the arable land expanded. Quarries and iron ore mines were built. In 1840 the largest metalworking company was built in the Apuseni Mountains area, and in 1860 a rolling mill .
As a result of the First World War , Sebiș came to Romania. After the Second World War, more industrial companies were relocated; the place became a center of leather and wood processing. In 1968 Sebiș received city status.
population
In 1880, 3310 people lived in the area of today's city, of which 2286 Romanians , 647 Hungarians , 181 Slovaks and 89 Germans . 1659 lived in Sebiș itself, in 1651 in the three villages that are now incorporated. In 1992 the population peaked at 6,993 and has been falling since then. In the 2002 census, 6,327 inhabitants were registered in Sebiș, including 5761 Romanians, 342 Roma , 186 Hungarians and 10 Germans. 5343 lived in the city proper, 984 in the cadastral communities.
traffic
Sebiș is located on the railway line from Arad to Brad . At the moment (2009) there are around five local trains per day in both directions. There are bus connections to Arad, Ineu and Pâncota .
Attractions
- Waldstein Castle (1814), today the city library
- Muzeul Țării Zărandului (Museum of the Zărander Land)
- Sălăjeni recreational area
Born in Sebiș
- Mihai Beniuc (1907–1988), Romanian poet
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
- ^ City website, accessed April 24, 2009
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed on April 24, 2009 (PDF; 784 kB)
