Socodor

Socodor Székudvar
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Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Screeching area
Circle :	Arad
Coordinates :	46 ° 31 '  N , 21 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 30 '36 "  N , 21 ° 26' 28"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Area :	118.82  km²
Residents :	2,367 (2011)
Population density :	20 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	317305
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 57
License plate :	AR
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Socodor
Mayor :	Jura Ioan Dimitrie ( PNL )
Postal address :	Str. Principală, no. 1 loc. Socodor, jud. Arad, RO-317305

Location of Socodor in the Arad district

Socodor on the Josephine land survey

Socodor (Hungarian: Székudvar ) is a municipality in Arad County , in the Kreisch area , in western Romania .

Geographical location

Socodor is located in the north-west of the Arad County, 48 km from the capital Arad and six km from Chișineu-Criș .

Neighboring places

Vărșand	Ant	Zerind
Grăniceri		Chișineu-Criș
Șiclău	Șimand	Nădab

history

Over the centuries, various spellings of the name made their appearance: 1299 Zekudvar , 1311 Zekuduor , 1332-1337 Zekuduor , 1406 Zekudwar , Zeekwdwar , 1453 Zekwdwar , 1481, 1485-1486 Zekudwar , Zeekwdwar , 1553-1561 Zekudwar , 1715 Székudvar , 1722 Székudvar 1808, 1839, 1847 Székudvar , 1851 Székudvar , Szokodor , 1858, 1863, 1877 Székudvar , 1882 Székudvar , Zecudurnó , Socodóru , 1893 Székudvar , 1858, 1863, 1877, 1882, 1893, 1909 Socodor , Székudvar , 1913 Székudvar , 1921 Socodor , Székudvar , 1925, 1932, 1956 Socodor .

After the Peace of Karlowitz (1699), Arad and the Maroscher Land came under Austrian rule , while the Banat south of the Marosch remained under Turkish rule until the Peace of Passarowitz (1718) . On the Josephine land survey is Székudvar entered. As a result of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise (1867), the Arad region, like the whole of Banat and Transylvania, was annexed to the Kingdom of Hungary within the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy . The official place name was Székudvar . The Treaty of Trianon on June 4, 1920 resulted in border regulation, whereby Socodor fell to the Kingdom of Romania .

The Socodor forest is a popular hunting ground, known primarily for fallow deer. Nicolae Ceaușescu came here regularly to hunt.

Personalities

• Iosif Goldiș (1836–1902), bishop, corresponding member of the Academia Română

Web links

• ghidulprimariilor.ro , Socodor Citizens Office
• virtualarad.net , Socodor on VirtualArad

Individual evidence

1. ↑ citypopulation.de , census October 20, 2011
2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
3. ↑ arcanum.hu , history of Transylvanian villages
4. ↑ crestinortodox.ro , Iosif Goldiș