Pecica
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Pecica (; ; ; /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. Situated at 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).
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- town
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Arad
- Romanian subdivision.official_name
- Pecica
- Romanian subdivision.other_name
- Pécska
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU AR Pecica CoA.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_flag
- Flag of Pecica.gif
- Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
- Ansamblu Biserica Catolica.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_caption
- The urban ensemble
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Pecica jud Arad.png
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Arad County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Petru Antal
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PNL
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 103
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 237.17
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 317235
- Romanian subdivision.area_code
- (+40) 02 57
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Population
- History
- Economy
- Tourism
- Notable residents
- Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Pecica (; ; ; /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. Situated at 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).
==Etymology== The name "Pecica" is derived from the name "Pečka", meaning oven.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pecica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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