Sebiș

For the river in Arad County, see Sebiș (river). For the village in Bihor County, see Drăgănești, Bihor. For the village in Bistrița-Năsăud County, see Șieuț.
Sebiș
Town
View of Prunișor
View of Prunișor
Location in Arad County
Location in Arad County
Sebiș is located in Romania
Sebiș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°22′22″N 22°7′46″E / 46.37278°N 22.12944°E / 46.37278; 22.12944
CountryRomania
CountyArad
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Cristian Feieș[2] (PNL)
Area
65.94 km2 (25.46 sq mi)
Elevation
157 m (515 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
5,410
 • Density82.0/km2 (212/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
315700
Area code(+40) 02 57
Vehicle reg.AR
Websitewww.primariasebis.ro

Sebiș (Hungarian: Borossebes) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. Situated 82 km (51 mi) from the county capital, Sebiș is one of the most important urban centres in the Crișul Alb valley. It administers three villages: Donceni (Dancsfalva), Prunișor (Kertes), and Sălăjeni (Szelezsény).

Geography

The town lies on the banks of the river Sebiș and its tributaries, the Laz and the Minezel. Its territory occupies 61.81 km2 (23.86 sq mi) in the greater Sebiș Basin, which is a sub-unit of the Crișul Alb Basin.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 6,070—    
1992 6,993+15.2%
2002 6,829−2.3%
2011 5,831−14.6%
2021 5,410−7.2%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Sebiș had a population of 5,410.[3] At the 2011 census, the town had 5,831 inhabitants, of which 90.53% were Romanians, 6.68% Roma, 2.31% Hungarians, and 0,1% were of other or undeclared ethnicities.

History

The first documentary mention of the locality dates back to the year 1552, while later, in 1746 Sebiș had a market status (opidum Sebes). Donceni was registered in 1439, Prunișor in 1406 and Sălăjeni in 1574.

Until the end of the 18th century Sebiș had been under Ottoman occupation and later under Habsburg administration. During the latter period the settlement had undergone an accentuated development.

Economy

The Sebiș Solar Park, completed in December 2013, has about 317,000 state-of-the-art thin film photovoltaic panels, for a total nameplate capacity of 65 megawatts. This is the largest photovoltaic power station in Romania, built at a cost of €100 million.[4]

Tourism

For the tourists Sebiș is the point of departure towards the superior course of the Crișul Alb River, towards the thermal bath in Moneasa and towards the peaks of the Codru-Moma Mountains.

Natives

  • Mihai Beniuc (1907–1988), socialist realist poet, dramatist, and novelist

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Investiție de 100 mil. euro intr-un parc fotovoltaic la Arad". www.wall-street.ro (in Romanian). 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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