Chișineu-Criș

Chișineu-Criș
Chișineu-Criș
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location in Arad County
	Chișineu-Criș Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°31′21″N 21°30′57″E / 46.52250°N 21.51583°E
Country	Romania
County	Arad
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Flavius Chereji (PNL)
Area	119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	7,212
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	315100
Area code	(+40) 02 57
Vehicle reg.	AR
Website	www.chisineucris.ro

Chișineu-Criș (Hungarian: Kisjenő) is a town in Arad County, Crișana, Romania.

Geography

The town is situated on the north-western side of the county, at a 43 km (27 mi) distance from Arad, the county seat. The administrative territory stretches over 119 km² (46 sq mi) on the Crișul Alb Plateau, on both sides of the river Crișul Alb. The town was formed by merging the villages of Chișineu Mic and Pădureni (Erdőhegy). The town administers one village, Nădab (Nadab).

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1910	2,821	—
1977	8,913	+216.0%
1992	9,021	+1.2%
2002	8,724	−3.3%
2011	7,577	−13.1%
2021	7,212	−4.8%
Source: Census data

In 1910, the town had 2,821 inhabitants: 1,376 (48.8%) spoke Hungarian, 1,355 (48%) spoke Romanian, 49 (1.7%) spoke German. At the 2011 census, it had 7,577 inhabitants, of which 73.5% were Romanians, 19.3% Hungarians, and 6.3% Roma.^[3] At the 2021 census, Chișineu-Criș had a population of 7,212.^[4]

Economy

Although the town economy is predominant agricultural, during the last decade the second and third economic sectors had a growing evolution. For most of the tourists Chișineu-Criș is a transit town towards central and Western Europe. The most attractive sightseeing spot of the town is the Crișul Alb River and its banks covered with abundant vegetation.

Tourist attractions

The archaeological discoveries brought to light traces of habitation much older than the documentary attestation of the town. The most important archaeological discoveries that attest the continuity of habitation in the area revealed objects older than 2,500 years in several locations of the town. Also two settlements dated back to the 3rd – 5th and 10th – 11th centuries were found here.

Chișineu-Criș was first mentioned as "villa Jeneusol" in the years 1202–1203. Nădab village is attested in a document of 1334 as "Nodob".

Natives

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "2011 census data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[2] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

[3] "2011 census data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2012-05-31.

[RPL2021-4] "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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