Pecica
Pecica ( Petschka German, Hungarian [ Magyar ] Pécska, Croatian PECKA, Serbian Cyrillic Печка ) is a town in Arad County in Romania.
Geographical location
Pecica lies in western Romania, in the eastern part of the Great Hungarian Plain, the right of the river Mures ( Mures ). The county capital Arad is located about 20 km to the east.
History
The region of the city has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Some historians see Pecica as the location of the Dacian fortress Ziridava described by Claudius Ptolemy. The present town was first mentioned in 1335 under the name Petk. He belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and was for many years owned Hungarian nobleman. In the 16th and 17th centuries Pecica was - as the entire Banat - part of the Ottoman Empire. Then he came to the Habsburg Monarchy. 1735 went from Pecica from a peasant revolt which was led by Petru Seghedinat, a resident of the village. From the 18th century the village was divided into two parts; The western was mainly populated by Hungary, the eastern of Romanians. Only in 1960, both parts were united administratively. From 1846 to 1900, the Romanian part Pecicas had the status of a city. In eingemeindeten place Turnu a border crossing was opened in 1997 to Hungary. 2004 Pecica was explained again to the city.
Agriculture and food processing is the main industry of the city. In addition, the petroleum and natural gas play a role.
Population
1579 were registered in Pecica 353 families. 1880 lived on the territory of today's 17,673 people, including 9,894 Hungarians, 6,149 Romanians, 585 Serbs, Slovaks, 429 and 268 German. In 1910 the population reached its peak with 20 562 and has since been on the decline. As of the 2002 census, 13,024 residents were registered in Pecica, including 7,431 Romanians, 4,242 Hungarians, Roma 1092, 78 Serbs, 73 Slovaks, 48 Ukrainians and 39 German. 11,452 people lived in Pecica in the strict sense, the others in the three incorporated towns.
Traffic
Pecica has a station on the route from Arad to Nădlac. This compound is currently (2008) operated exclusively by the private operator RegioTrans. It currently has eight pairs of trains run daily. Also of importance of the bus ( regular connections to Arad and Peregu Mare). Through the city runs the European Route 68
Attractions
- Historical city core to the Roman Catholic Church (1850-1900)
- Nature Park Lunca Mureşului
- Archeological site Şanţul Mare
- Serbian Orthodox monastery Bezdin (16th century)
- Romanian Orthodox monastery Hodos - Bodrog (14th century)
Personalities
- Zsigmond Ormos (1813-1894), a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and art historian