Șeitin

Șeitin
Commune
Location in Arad County
Șeitin Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°06′N 20°51′E / 46.100°N 20.850°E / 46.100; 20.850Coordinates: 46°06′N 20°51′E / 46.100°N 20.850°E / 46.100; 20.850
Country	Romania
County	Arad
Population  (2011)[1]	2,936
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	AR

Șeitin (Hungarian: Sajtény) is a commune in western Romania, located in the southwest part of Arad County, is situated in the south-western part of the , in the valley of the river Mureș, and it covers approximately 6680 ha. The commune is composed of a single village, Șeitin, situated at 47 km from Arad.

Population[]

According to the last census, the population of the commune consists of about 2996 inhabitants, out of which 93.7% are Romanians, 0.9% Hungarians, 3.9% Roms, 0.7% Slovaks, 0.5% Ukrainians and 0.3% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History[]

Șeitin was first mentioned in documents in 1138. Archaeological excavations performed in the place called "La Imaș" have discovered traces of a Dacian-Roman settlement and a burial vault that prove the continuity of inhabitance on this area.

Economy[]

The economy of the commune is mainly agrarian, and the locality is well known in the region as an important grain-bearing vegetable-growing place. Livestock-breeding is based on pig and cattle raising.

Tourism[]

The natural park called "Lunca Mureșului" and the Mureș valley are the main sights of the commune.

Natives[]

• Ioan T. Morar (b. 1956), journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, literary and art critic, and civil society activist.

References[]

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