The city of Arad

Arad

 

-Historical and chronological dates-

 

    The year 1068 is the year when Arad is first recorded in historic documents. The old Dacian citadel was part Burebista’s state and after 106 was under roman occupation.

       The Hungarian Kingdom stretched their domination on Arad in XI-th century, Arad was certified as a town in 1329.

        The Ottomans conquered the city in 1552, it’s only period of independence was on the time when Michael the Brave lived.

       In 1687 Arad is conquered by the Habsburg Empire,  and in 1834 Arad won the independence.

        The Romanian historian Nicolae Iorga compares Arad with Vienna during the documentation trip that he made in 1906.

      In 1870 Arad was the most populated town in Transylvania, with a population over 32,000 inhabitants.

As a result of economic bloom there have appeared some important objectives as garments factory (1867), the gas factory (1868), the brick factory(1869), and the furniture factory (1878).

     Arad was in full ascent after the Great Unification placing on fourth place in Romania in 1937, with more than 4,000 companies registered at the Chamber of Commerce.

     New industries have developed with related structures like toy factory (1959), factory clocks (1960) and chemical plant (1971).