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Semlac
Commune
Location in Arad County
Semlac Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°7′N 20°56′E / 46.117°N 20.933°E / 46.117; 20.933
Country	Romania
County	Arad
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Letiția Stoian (Ind.)
Area	83.11 km² (32.09 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[1]	3,474
• Density	42/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	317295
Area code	+40 x57
Vehicle reg.	AR
Website	www.semlac.ro

Semlac (Hungarian: Szemlak) is a commune located in Arad County, in the western part of Romania, near the border with Hungary, is situated in the south-western part of the Arad Plateau, in the large valley of the Mureș River. Its territory occupies 8,311 ha (20,540 acres). It is composed of a single village, Semlac, situated 37 km (23 mi) from Arad.

Population

According to the 2011 census, the commune has 3,667 inhabitants, out of which 78.4% were ethnic Romanians, 8.4% Roma, 2.67% Hungarians, and 2.32% Germans. At the 2021 census, Semlac had a population of 3,474; of those, 81.64% were Romanians, 6.48% Roma, 1.64% Germans, and 1.35% Hungarians.^[2]

History

It is first mentioned in 1326. It was ravaged by the Turks in 1552, but later survived the occupation. In 1910, out of 5,676 inhabitants, there were 2,475 Romanians, 1,899 Germans, 601 Hungarians, 278 Slovaks, and 272 Ruthenians. Until the Treaty of Trianon, Arad County belonged to the district of Pecica. In 1992, out of 3,787 inhabitants, there were 2,947 Romanians, 286 Germans, 233 Gypsies, 181 Hungarians, and 140 others. To the south of the village, on the banks of the Mureș, lay the medieval village of Deușu, which has left no trace. The economy of the commune is mainly agrarian, the locality is well known in the region as an important grain-bearing vegetable-growing place. The livestock is based on pig and cattle raising.

Tourism

Semlac contains a nature park.

Notable people

Helmut Duckadam (born 1959), goalkeeper
Alexandru Fântânaru [ro] (1895–1958), lawyer, executed by the Communist authorities
Romul Ganea [ro] (1881–1960), priest and teacher, delegate at the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia of 1918
Otmar Szafnauer (born 1964), former CEO and former team principal of the BWT Alpine F1 Team

References

v t e Arad County, Romania
Cities	Arad (county seat)
Towns	Chișineu-Criș Curtici Ineu Lipova Nădlac Pâncota Pecica Sântana Sebiș
Communes	Almaș Apateu Archiș Bârsa Bârzava Bata Beliu Birchiș Bocsig Brazii Buteni Cărand Cermei Chisindia Conop Covăsânț Craiva Dezna Dieci Dorobanți Fântânele Felnac Frumușeni Ghioroc Grăniceri Gurahonț Hălmăgel Hălmagiu Hășmaș Ignești Iratoșu Livada Macea Mișca Moneasa Olari Păuliș Peregu Mare Petriș Pilu Pleșcuța Șagu Săvârșin Secusigiu Șeitin Seleuș Semlac Șepreuș Șicula Șilindia Șimand Sintea Mare Șiria Șiștarovăț Socodor Șofronea Târnova Tauț Ususău Vărădia de Mureș Vârfurile Vinga Vladimirescu Zăbrani Zădăreni Zărand Zerind Zimandu Nou

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