Nădlac
Nădlac ( Nadlak German, Slovak Nadlak, Hungarian Nagylak, Serbian Cyrillic Nadlak / Надлак ) is a town in Arad County in Romania.
Geographical location
Nădlac lies in western Romania near the border with Hungary, to the east of the Great Hungarian Plain, on the north bank of the river Mures ( Mures ). The county capital Arad is located about 45 km to the east.
History
The current city was first mentioned in 1192 under the name Noglok. They belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. 1474 gave the king Matthias Corvinus the rule Nagylak the Serbian noble family Jakšić. In May 1514 came in near the village of insurgent peasants under György Dózsa with an army of Hungarian nobleman, defeating this. 1551 won the Turkish dominion over Nădlac and fought in the following battles with the Principality of Transylvania. During this time the place was secured. Then Nădlac came to Austria - Hungary. 1752 was the place the status of a city. From 1803 on Slovaks settled in by then predominantly inhabited by Vlach village in greater numbers, which came from Tótkomlós in the southeast of present-day Hungary and central Slovakia. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 was Nădlac / Nagylak seat of a chair district in the county, Hungary Csanád. The Treaty of Trianon Romania reached the possession of the city, which was inhabited at that time to one-third of Romanians. Located in the west of the city train station with the railway line from Mezőhegyes after Apátfalva remained with Hungary; Nădlac was border town. Around the train station, the new town Nagylak, which forms a separate municipality with about 600 inhabitants today developed on the Hungarian side.
The main industries are agriculture, wood processing and the textile industry.
Population
1880 lived in Nădlac 10,646 people, including 5,598 Slovaks, Romanians, 3,293, 820 Hungary, 214 Serbs, 137 German and 25 Ukrainians. In 1920 the population reached its peak with 13,988 and has since been on the decline. As of the 2002 census, 8,144 inhabitants were registered in Nădlac, including 3,844 Slovaks, Romanians, 3,696, 264 Hungarians, 218 Roma, 47 Ukrainians, 30 German, 15 Serbs and 12 Czechs.
Traffic
Nădlac is the terminus of a railway line from Arad. This is currently served (2009) of private providers RegioTrans. After Arad currently operate approximately eight commuter trains per day. Is currently being discussed to include just a few kilometers amount lacuna between Nădlac and the Hungarian railway network.
Through the city leads the European Route 68 west of the city center there is a road border crossing to Hungary.
Attractions
- Slovak Ethnographic Museum
- City center (mostly 19th century) with the Slovak Evangelical Church