Pecica

Pecica
Pécska
Town
The urban ensemble
The urban ensemble
Coat of arms of Pecica
Coat of arms
Location in Arad County
Location in Arad County
Pecica is located in Romania
Pecica
Pecica
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°10′12″N 21°4′12″E / 46.17000°N 21.07000°E / 46.17000; 21.07000
CountryRomania
CountyArad
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Petru Antal[1] (PNL)
Area
237.17 km2 (91.57 sq mi)
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
11,950
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
317235
Area code(+40) 02 57
Vehicle reg.AR
Websitewww.pecica.ro

Pecica (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpet͡ʃʲ.ka]; Hungarian: Pécska; German: Petschka; Serbian: Печка/Pečka) is a town in Arad County, western Romania. In ancient times it was a Dacian fortress called Ziridava and today it is an important archeological site.[3][4] Situated at 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Arad, it was declared a town in 2004. Its administrative territory extends into the Arad Plateau. The town administers three villages: Bodrogu Vechi (Óbodrog), Sederhat (Szederhát) and Turnu (Tornya).

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Ember, Melvin; Peregrine, Peter Neal, eds. (2001). "Encyclopedia of Prehistory: Volume 1: Africa". Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Vol. 4 : Europe. Springer. p. 214. ISBN 0-306-46255-9.
  4. ^ Barbara Ann Kipfer, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology, p.428. Springer, 2000, ISBN 0-306-46158-7