Târnova, Arad County, Transylvania, Romania

Population | History | Economy | Tourist Industry

🇷🇴 Târnova is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated in the contact zone of the Cigherului Hills and Zărandului Mountains, it occupies approximately 19,000 hectares. The commune is composed of six villages: Agrișu Mare (Almásegres), Arăneag (Székesaranyág), Chier (Kurtakér), Drauț (Doroszlófalva), Dud (Dúd) and Târnova (situated at 44 km from Arad).

Population From an ethnical point of view it has the following structure: 86,0% are Romanians, 0,6% Hungarians, 2,2% Roma, 10,7% Ukrainians and 0,5% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History The first documentary record of the locality Târnova dates back to 1406, Agrișu Mare was first mentioned in 1214, Arăneag in 1390, Chier in 1325, Drauț in 1406 and Dud in 1169.

Economy The commune's economy is prevalently agrarian, Târnova being a well-known fructiferous area. Small industry and the tertiary sector are also well-developed.

Tourist Industry The Agrișu Mare Castle dating from the 15th century, situated on the Cioaca Hill is the main touristic attraction of the commune. Chier is known for its pieces of embroidery.

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Târnova has a population of over 6,240 people. Târnova also forms part of the wider Arad County which has a population of over 409,072 people. Târnova is situated 44 km from Arad.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Târnova has links with:

🇫🇷 Choisy-le-Roi, France
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Antipodal to Târnova is: -158.2,-46.317

Locations Near: Târnova 21.8,46.3167

🇷🇴 Arad 21.326,46.191 d: 39.1  

🇷🇴 Oradea 21.917,47.067 d: 83.9  

🇭🇺 Békéscsaba 21.091,46.679 d: 67.6  

🇭🇺 Békés 21.133,46.767 d: 71.4  

🇷🇴 Timișoara 21.217,45.75 d: 77.4  

🇷🇴 Reşiţa 21.883,45.3 d: 113.2  

🇭🇺 Orosháza 20.667,46.567 d: 91.2  

🇭🇺 Debrecen 21.625,47.533 d: 135.9  

🇷🇴 Hunedoara 22.921,45.766 d: 106  

🇷🇸 Vršac 21.3,45.123 d: 138.3  

Antipodal to: Târnova -158.2,-46.317

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16717.6  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16818.8  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16266.4  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16187  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12664.9  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12558.8  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12542.8  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12539.8  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12539.7  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12496.4  

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