Târnova (Arad)

Târnova Ternova Tornova
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Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Screeching area
Circle :	Arad
Coordinates :	46 ° 19 '  N , 21 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 19 '9 "  N , 21 ° 47' 45"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Area :	20,744  km²
Residents :	5,935 (2011)
Population density :	0 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	317360
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 57
License plate :	AR
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Tarnova, Agrisu Mare , Arăneag , Chian , DRAUT and Dud
Mayor :	Farcașiu Florin ( PNL )
Postal address :	Str. Principală No. 734 loc. Târnova, jud. Arad, RO-317360
Website :	www.e-primarii.ro/primaria-tirnova

Location of Târnova in Arad County

Târnova on the Josephine land survey

Târnova (German: Ternova , Hungarian: Tornova ) is a municipality in the Arad district , in the Kreischgebiet , in western Romania . The municipality Tarnova includes the villages Agrisu Mare , Arăneag , Chian , DRAUT and Dud .

Geographical location

Târnova is located in the center of the Arad district, at the foot of the Zărandu Mountains , 11 km from Ineu and 44 km from the district capital Arad .

Neighboring places

Seleuș	Mocrea	Satu Mic
Pâncota		Camna
Măderat	Outsideț	Dud

history

The first written mention of Thornowa comes from 1406.

Over the centuries different spellings of the place name appeared: 1406–1409 Thornowa , 1490 Thernowa , 1808 Ternová , 1888 Ternova , 1909 Ternova , 1919 Tîrnova .

The place name is made up of the Latin words Terra and Nova .

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 Ternova 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 Tornova .

The Treaty of Trianon on June 4, 1920 resulted in border regulation, whereby Târnova fell to the Kingdom of Romania .

Population development

census		Ethnicity
year	Residents	Romanians	Hungary	German	Other
1880	10.151	9,853	252	34	12
1910	13,458	12,792	539	41	86
1930	11,491	10,969	199	21st	302
1977	7,748	7,544	32	5	167
1992	6,144	5,810	29	7th	298
2002	6.240	5,369	39	2	830

Web links

• ghidulprimariilor.ro , Târnova town hall
• virtualarad.net , Târnova on VirtualArad

Individual evidence

1. ↑ citypopulation.de , census October 20, 2011
2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
3. ↑ fatornyosfalunk.com , History of the Transylvanian Locations
4. ↑ virtualarad.net , Târnova on VirtualArad
5. ↑ kia.hu , E. Varga: Statistics of the population by ethnic group in the Arad district according to censuses from 1880 - 2002