Grăniceri, Arad County, Transylvania, Romania

Population | History | Economy | Tourist Industry

🇷🇴 Grăniceri (Ottlaka, Graničar) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the Crișurilor Plain, at the western border of Romania. The commune stretches over 7,900 hectares (20,000 acres) and is composed of two villages, Grăniceri (situated at 61 km from Arad) and Șiclău (Sikló).

Population According to the last census the population has the following structure: 89.7% are Romanians, 1.3% Hungarians, 7.4% Roma, 1.5% Germans and 0.1% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History Traces of inhabitance in this place are very old, at the beginning of the 20th century a golden treasure dating from the late Bronze Age was found on its territory.

Grăniceri was first mentioned in documents only in 1438, while Șiclău in 1466.

Economy Grăniceri is a significant railway frontier crossing point.

Tourist Industry Situated on a plateau the commune is not abundant in spectacular sights. The church called "Sfinții Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril" built in 1758 and the fishponds are the main local tourist attractions.

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Grăniceri has a population of over 2,596 people. Grăniceri also forms part of the wider Arad County which has a population of over 409,072 people. Grăniceri is situated near Arad.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Grăniceri has links with:

🇭🇺 Elek, Hungary

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North of: 46.517

🇭🇺 Nagykanizsa 46.517

🇨🇦 Sault Ste. Marie 46.518

🇨🇭 Lausanne 46.522

🇺🇸 Marquette 46.533

🇷🇴 Târgu Mureș 46.54

🇨🇦 Sault Ste Marie 46.55

🇸🇮 Maribor 46.557

🇫🇷 Moulins 46.565

🇭🇺 Orosháza 46.567

🇨🇦 Shawinigan 46.571

South of: 46.517

🇨🇭 Morges 46.517

🇲🇩 Cimișlia 46.517

🇨🇭 Bourg-en-Lavaux 46.5

🇫🇷 Les Sables-d'Olonne 46.496

🇮🇹 Bolzano 46.495

🇨🇦 Greater Sudbury 46.49

🇺🇦 Odesa 46.483

🇫🇷 Fontenay-le-Comte 46.466

🇨🇭 Vevey 46.462

🇫🇷 Charolles 46.434

East of: 21.3

🇷🇸 Vršac 21.3

🇷🇸 Kruševac 21.317

🇷🇴 Arad 21.326

🇲🇰 Bitola 21.34

🇲🇰 Skopje 21.362

🇵🇱 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 21.387

🇲🇰 Karpoš 21.4

🇬🇷 Missolonghi 21.417

🇬🇷 Messolonghi 21.417

🇲🇰 Centar 21.425

West of: 21.3

🇵🇱 Mrągowo 21.3

🇵🇱 Otwock 21.267

🇸🇰 Bardejov 21.267

🇸🇰 Košice 21.258

🇷🇸 Jagodina 21.257

🇸🇰 Prešov 21.233

🇷🇴 Timișoara 21.217

🇽🇰 Podujeva 21.2

🇷🇸 Požarevac 21.183

🇽🇰 Pristina 21.158

Antipodal to Grăniceri is: -158.7,-46.517

Locations Near: Grăniceri 21.3,46.5167

🇭🇺 Békéscsaba 21.091,46.679 d: 24.1  

🇭🇺 Békés 21.133,46.767 d: 30.6  

🇷🇴 Arad 21.326,46.191 d: 36.3  

🇭🇺 Orosháza 20.667,46.567 d: 48.8  

🇷🇴 Timișoara 21.217,45.75 d: 85.5  

🇷🇴 Oradea 21.917,47.067 d: 77.1  

🇭🇺 Hódmezővásárhely 20.318,46.413 d: 76.1  

🇭🇺 Szentes 20.258,46.651 d: 81  

🇭🇺 Debrecen 21.625,47.533 d: 115.7  

🇷🇸 Kikinda 20.464,45.833 d: 99.6  

Antipodal to: Grăniceri -158.7,-46.517

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16821.8  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16685  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16260  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16181.7  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12640.4  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12535.3  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12519.4  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12516.3  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12516.1  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12473.7  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 46.5167 21.3

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