Pâncota
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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = town
|county = Arad
|official_name = Pâncota
|image_skyline = Castel dietrich sulkowski.jpg
|image_caption = Dietrich-Sukowsky Castle in Pâncota
|image_location =
|image_shield = ROU AR Pancota CoA1.jpg
|image_map = Pancota jud Arad.png
|map_caption = Location in Arad County
|leader_name = Dan-Ștefan Pocrișer{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=8 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PSD
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46|19|21|N|21|41|13|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|elevation = 192
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 66.96
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 315600
|area_code = (+40) 02 57
|website = {{url|https://primariapancota.ro}}
}}
Pâncota (Hungarian: Pankota) is a town in Arad County, Crișana, Romania. The town is situated at a {{cvt|37|km}} distance from the county seat, Arad, in the central zone of the county, at the contact zone of the Arad Plateau and Zărand Mountains. The administrative territory of the town is {{cvt|70.9|km2}}. The town administers one village, Măderat (Magyarád).
History
File:Pâncota Pankota issue KK1867.jpg
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The first mention in documents of the locality dates back to 1202-1203, when it was known as villa Pankota. It remained under Hungarian rule until 1565, when it was conquered by Ottoman forces. By the end of the same year, the Sanjak of Pâncota was created, within the Eyalet of Temeşvar.{{sfn|Fodor|1999|p=67-86}}
The centre of the town was ravaged by invaders several times. The Ottoman Turks captured the town repeatedly. In 1687{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} it passed under the administration of the Habsburg empire, as confirmed by the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699.
Until 1918, Pâncota was part of the Austrian monarchy, province of Hungary;Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961. in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary.
The post-office was opened in 1855. The Treaty of Trianon of 1920 attributed the Arad region to Romania (the Great Romanian Union).
Economy
The town's present-day economy can be characterized by a powerful dynamic force with significant developments in all the sectors. Industry of building materials, furniture industry, light industry, food industry, services and tourism are the most representative economic sectors. Pâncota is an important centre of wine growing, in the Măderat region, with the vineyards Pâncota, Silindia, and Mocrea.{{cite web |url=http://www.dce.gov.ro/info_business/apev/_engleza/Serve_en/site/prezentare_ro.html |title=VinClub |website=www.dce.gov.ro|access-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121221124110/http://www.dce.gov.ro/info_business/apev/_engleza/Serve_en/site/prezentare_ro.html |archive-date=2012-12-21 }}
Tourist attractions
Among the most significant touristic sights of the town are the urban environs along Tudor Vladimirescu Street, the old post office, the "Sulkowski" palace, the {{ill|Matca Canal|ro|Canalul Matca}} — an important hydrotechnical work and the Green House (Casa verde) situated on the main Boulevard.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1977 |7206
|1992 |7446
|2002 |7418
|2011 |6651
|2021 |6787
}}
At the 2021 census, Pâncota had a population of 6,787.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}} At the 2011 census, the town had 6,651 inhabitants; of those, 78.54% were Romanians, 10.91% Roma, 6.63% Hungarians, 2.13% Germans, 0.91% Ukrainians, 0.25% Slovaks, and 0.1% of other or undeclared nationalities.
Natives
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- Ilie Moț (1946–1982/83), footballer
References
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Sources
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- {{Cite journal|last=Fodor|first=Pál|title=Who should obtain the castle of Pankota (1565)? Interest groups and self-promotion in the mid-sixteenth-century Ottoman political establishment|journal=Turcica|year=1999|volume=31|pages=67-86|url=https://www.academia.edu/9686519}}
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Category:Populated places in Arad County
Category:Localities in Crișana
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