Nădrag
Nadrag ( German Nadrag, rarely Steinacker, Hungarian Nadrag ) is a municipality in the northeast of the circle Timiş, in the Romanian Banat. The place is located in the Poiana Rusca Mountains, at the foot of the summit Pades, which is the highest peak of the circle with 1380 meters. The municipality includes the village Nadrag Crivina.
Location
Nadrag is located in 30 km distance from Lugoj and as far from Făget. Until the district capital Timişoara is at 90 kilometers.
Neighboring towns
History
1364, the village was first mentioned. From 1548 to 1607 the fortress Nodrag had several owners. The Germans, who were settled here in the early 19th century, called the place of the rocky soil because Steinacker.
1845 founded the Viennese society " Rimmer & Morani " an ironworks. In Nadrag the " Vesta " were stoves and cookers produced, stovepipes and zinc bucket The mill produced Nadrag thin sheet. Until 1926 there was also a foundry. There, among others, the hot plates were poured. Also, large and small boilers were manufactured in Nadrag.
From 1880 to 1923 the company " Ciocanul " the largest industrial company in Nadrag. A name in the industry in the region and Romania As of 1926, the ironworks made as " Călan Uzinele Titan - - Nadrag ".
The first school in Nadrag was founded in 1852. The teaching languages were German and Hungarian. 1919, the first Romanian school was founded with German Department. The general education lyceum " Traian Grozăvescu " was founded in 1972 and in 1972 transformed into an industrial Lyceum.
With the name Nadrag the youth camp for children in need of Timis county is closely connected. Per year spend about 250 students from mid-June to mid-September their summer vacation at summer camp Nadrag.