Ineu

Ineu
Ineu Fortress
Ineu Fortress
Coat of arms of Ineu
Location in Arad County
Location in Arad County
Ineu is located in Romania
Ineu
Ineu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°25′33″N 21°50′13″E / 46.42583°N 21.83694°E / 46.42583; 21.83694
CountryRomania
CountyArad
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Călin Abrudan[1] (PNL)
Area
116.62 km2 (45.03 sq mi)
Elevation
111 m (364 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
8,807
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
315300
Area code(+40) 02 57
Vehicle reg.AR
Websiteprimariaineu.ro

Ineu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈnew]; Hungarian: Borosjenő; Serbian: Јенопоље/Jenopolje; Turkish: Yanova) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. It is situated at a distance of 57 km (35 mi) from the county capital, Arad, it occupies a 116.6 km2 (45.0 sq mi) surface at the contact point of Crișul Alb Basin and Crișurilor Plateau. Ineu is the main entrance gate into the Zărand Land (Țara Zarandului). The town administers one village, Mocrea (Apatelek).

Ineu was first attested in documents in 1214 under the name "Villa Ieneu". It was a sanjak centre in the Temeşvar and Varat eyalets and it was known as "Yanova" during the Ottoman rule between 1564 and 1595 and again between 1658 and 1693.

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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