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)
Hitchiking Out
North from Arad there are two rail roads very close to eachother that make traffic go extremely slow. This is an excellent area for hitchhiking! Especially for going east and west, but possibly also any other direction.
