General Presentation
The town of Chişineu Criş is situated in the north-western part of the Arad county, at 42 km from Arad city. It's administrative territory has a surface of 119 km2 and is situated in the Crişul Alb plain, on the sides of the river with the same name. The town was created by the unification of Pădureni and Chişineu Mic. Also, the village of Nădab is included under the administration of Chişineu Criş.
The town's population in the 2002 census counted 8343 souls, with 678 less then in 1992. From ethnical point of view, the population consisted of: 72,0% Romanians, 24,0% Hungarians, 3,1% Gipsys, 0,4% Germans, 0,3% Slovakians and 0,2% other nationalities.
- Chişineu Criş Town Hall -
The archaeological findings in this area suggest traces of buildings from a historical period predating the first written evidence of Chişineu-Criş's existance (1202-1203), when this place had the name of villa Jeneusol. The village of Nădab was first mentioned in a written document under the name of Nodob in 1334.
The most important archaeological discoveries in this area have brought to light objects older that 2500 years, from various places within the town's heart. Of major importance are the archaeological sites where two settlements were found, dated between the centuries III-V and X-XI.
- Town center -
Although the economy of the town is mostly agricultural, in the last period the secondary and third economical sectors had an ascending evolution.
For most of the tourists, Chisineu-Criş is a transit town towards Centern and Eastern Europe. The most attractive element of the town is the river Crişul Alb with it's banks covered by vegetation, a birds' paradise and an exceptional aquatic fauna.
Location
The town of Chişineu-Criş is one of the oldest in the western part of Romania. It is situated at 46° 32' 3" northern longitude and 21° 38' eastern latitude, on the two banks of the river Crişul Alb, at a distance of 42 km from the city of Arad and 72 km from Oradea.
As for the administrative territory of the town, in the West it's limited by the territory of Socodor, in South by Şimand, in North by Zerind, and in East by Sintea-Mare, with the villages Tipar, Adea and Zărand.
The national highway Arad-Oradea is crossing the town, from which, before the bridge over Crişul Alb, in the direction Arad-Oradea, a junction creates the national highway towards Vărsând, at the Hungarian border. The railroad between Arad and Oradea is situated in the East, and in the West is one of the oldest railways in the country: Pădureni-Grăniceri.
The presence of the river Crişul Alb, which practically splits the town in half, allows the irrigation of various plant cultures, b using the water as a supply source.
The water dykes, further raised in the area near Chişineu-Criş (1974), prevent the flooding of these regions, especially in the dangerous periods of Spring, when the melting snow contributes to the river's size.
As for the the positioning in Europe, as a part of Romania, our town is situated in Eastern Europe. It generally has a status of buffer-plain between the Criş rivers and Ţara Zărandului.
Population
| Romanians | 6422 |
| Hungarians | 2084 |
| Gipsys | 366 |
| Germans | 70 |
| Slovakans | 52 |
| Bulgarians | 2 |
| Serbians | 1 |
| Other nationalities | 24 |
| TOTAL | 9021 |
Religion
| Orthodox | 6184 |
| Protestant | 1582 |
| Roman-Catholic | 824 |
| Baptist | 249 |
| Penticostal | 63 |
| Adventist | 36 |
| Greek-Catholic | 26 |
| Evangelic | 21 |
| Others | 36 |
Health
The town of Chişineu-Criş is host to a care-center (with over 40 beds, private cabinet, cabinets for family M.D.'s) and also to the private "Sf. Gheorghe" Hospital (with over 85 beds, offering up to date technology and treatment facilities, including a modern surgery room).
There are also medical diagnostic labs and private dental cabinets, which are used not only by the town's population, but also by those situated in the surrounding areas.