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1937 – Arad was the most important economic center in Transylvania and occupied the fourth position in Romania [citation needed] 1980s – Astra Arad was Europe's largest manufacturer of freight cars. 1989 – Arad was the second town in Romania to rise against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, with considerable violence.
The construction of the first motorway in Romania began in 1967, and the first segment of the A1 motorway, from Pitești to the capital Bucharest was opened in 1972 with a total length of 96 km. During the building of this motorway, a general plan was released in 1969, detailing the building of motorways in the incoming years, however, due to ...
Arad County (Romanian pronunciation: ⓘ) is an administrative division of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad.
Arad Central railway station (Romanian: Gara Centrală din Arad) is the largest railway station in the city of Arad, and the largest in the Arad County. It is the second largest railway station in the western region of Romania, immediately after Timișoara Nord railway station. [1] [2]
It is situated at an altitude of 128 m (420 ft), in the contact zone of the Mureș Couloir with the Arad Plateau and the Zărand Mountains . The administrative territory of the commune is 12,806 ha (31,640 acres). The commune centre is located in the south-central part of the county, 24 km (15 mi) east of the county seat, Arad.
Arad International Airport (IATA: ARW, ICAO: LRAR) is located 4 km (2.5 mi) west [1] of Arad, in western Romania, in the historical region of Crișana. The airport is located only 60 km (37 mi) north of Timişoara Airport. Arad International Airport also has a cargo terminal, the largest and most modern in western Romania.
This section of the motorway is fully operational and is composed of two segments: Bucharest – Pitești and Pitești bypass. The Bucharest – Pitești segment (95.9 km) is the first motorway class road built in Romania and remained the only one for more than 15 years, until the completion of the Fetești – Cernavodă segment on the A2 motorway in 1987.
The Arad Museum Complex (Romanian: 'Complexul Muzeal Arad') is primarily a history and archaeology museum in the city of Arad, Romania. The museum presents archaeological items from the Iron Age , the Dacian Period, the Migration Period and the Early Medieval Period .