Ariniș

Ariniș
Commune
Reformed Church in Ariniș

Ariniș Commune in Maramureș County
Ariniș
Ariniș within Romania
Coordinates: 47°30′03″N 23°13′49″E / 47.50083°N 23.23028°E / 47.50083; 23.23028Coordinates: 47°30′03″N 23°13′49″E / 47.50083°N 23.23028°E / 47.50083; 23.23028
Country  Romania
County Maramureș County
Commune Ariniș
Historic region Transylvania
Government
  Mayor Gheorghe Mureșan (Social Democratic Party)
Area 27.13 km2 (10.47 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1] 1,208
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website comunaarinis.ro
https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arini%C8%99,_Maramure%C8%99
Ariniș, Maramureș

Ariniș (Hungarian: Égerhát) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Ariniș, Rodina (Rogyina) and Tămășești (Szilágyegerbegy).

History

The village of Ariniș is documentary certified since 1543 under the name of "Egherhat". But Ariniș is archaeologicaly documented in the Middle Ages, named "Sub ogrăzi”,Bronze Age, culture Suciu de Sus

Economy

The main economic activity in the commune is agriculture, which takes place in 582 family farms on an area of 2246 ha of agricultural land. Inside the village there is a fish farm.

The industrial part is represented by a manufacture of rubber products.

Residents are working at several stores and warehouses of materials, too.

Sights

  • Orthodox Church in Ariniș, built in the 20th century

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002 Archived August 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.; retrieved on March 1, 2010

https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arini%C8%99,_Maramure%C8%99


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