Arad (Romania)
Arad (Romania)
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Country:  |
Romania |
| County: | Arad |
| Population: | 191,473 (2006) |
| Major roads: | A1 |
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Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania. It is a modern-built city and contains many charming private and public buildings, including a cathedral. An important industrial center and transportation hub, it is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox bishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training school for teachers, and a music conservatory.
Transport
Arad is the most important trans-European road and rail transportation junction point in western Romania, included in the 4th Pan-European Corridor linking Western Europe to South-Eastern European and Middle Eastern countries. The city has an extensive light rail network and a few bus lines. Arad International Airport, with a cargo terminal, is situated 4km from downtown Arad.
> 1.000.000: Bucureşti
300.000–500.000: Cluj-Napoca • Constanţa • Iaşi • Timişoara
100.000–300.000: Arad • Bacău • Baia Mare • Botoşani • Brăila • Braşov • Buzău • Craiova • Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Galaţi • Oradea • Piatra-Neamţ • Piteşti • Ploieşti • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Satu Mare • Sibiu • Suceava • Târgu Mureş
Oradea, Cluj: go to Podgoria (you will also see signs there for these directions)
Deva, Sibiu, Bucharest: take the tram that goes towards Vladimirescu (you can either go out at Real hypermarket or continue with the same tram to Vladimirescu)
