Vârfurile (Arad)

Vârfurile, Ciuci Tschutsch Halmágycsúcs
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Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Screeching area
Circle :	Arad
Coordinates :	46 ° 18 '  N , 22 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 18 '19 "  N , 22 ° 31' 38"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Area :	136  km²
Residents :	2,715 (2011)
Population density :	20 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	317390
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 57
License plate :	AR
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Vârfurile, Avram Iancu , Groși , Lazuri , Măgulicea , Mermești , Poiana , and Vidra
Mayor :	Radu-Tiberiu Giurgelea ( PNL )
Postal address :	Str. Primăriei No. 286 loc. Vârfurile, jud. Arad, RO-317390
Website :	www.primariavirfurile.ro

Location of Vârfurile in the Arad district

Vârfurile, Church 2011

Vârfurile (until 1926: Ciuci , German: Tschutsch , Hungarian: Halmágycsúcs ) is a municipality in the Arad district , in the Kreisch area , in western Romania . The villages of Avram Iancu , Groși , Lazuri , Măgulicea , Mermeşti , Poiana , and Vidra also belong to the municipality of Vârfurile .

Geographical location

Vârfurile is located at the foot of the Codru-Moma Mountains in the Bihor Mountains , on the Crișul Alb , 128 km from the district capital Arad .

Neighboring places

Vidra	Mǎgulicea	Lazuri
Pleșcuța		Luncșoara
Dumbrava	Leasa	Halmagiu

history

The village was first mentioned in 1390 under the place name Chich . Remains of an earth fortress from the 8th – 9th centuries were found on the area of ​​the community. Century found.

In 1427 the place appears under the name Chuch in the contemporary documents. In the years 1439, 1441 and 1445 Choch and Chaul belonged to the Șiria fortress . The place name Czotz appears in 1590. Over the centuries the landowners changed several times: 1439 Brancovici, 1441 Marothy, 1442 Berini, 1444 Hunyadi , 1447 Banffy, 1510 Georg von Brandenburg , 1551 Kendy, 1494 Corvinus and Banffy.

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) .

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 Halmágycsúcs .

The Treaty of Trianon on June 4, 1920 resulted in the regulation of borders , whereby Ciuci fell to the Kingdom of Romania . In 1926 the village was renamed Vârfurile .

Population development

census		Ethnicity
year	Residents	Romanians	Hungary	German	Other
1880	4024	3964	-	4th	56
1910	6001	5881	97	8th	15th
1930	5556	5525	19th	8th	4th
1977	4431	4426	3	-	2
1992	3738	3715	3	-	20th
2002	3298	3261	2	1	34

Web links

Commons : Vârfurile  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• ghidulprimariilor.ro , Vârfurile on the Arad County Council website
• virtualarad.net , Vârfurile on VirtualArad

Individual evidence

1. ↑ citypopulation.de , census October 20, 2011
2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
3. ↑ kia.hu , E. Varga: Statistics of the population by ethnic group in the Arad district according to censuses from 1880 - 2002