Located on the bank of the Mure? River in western Romania, Arad is one of the Romania’s most prosperous cities, a busy industrial center and major transportation hub. It is also a lively university town and is home to two major universities, an old Romanian Orthodox Theological Seminary, a music conservatory, and a teachers’ training school. Arad was established in the 11th century and was a major trading post in the 16th century during the Turkish occupation. The heart of the city is the beautiful, wide, tree-lined Bulevardul Revolutiei, accompanied by fascinating examples of architecture in a mix of styles, such as the huge, bright white 19th-century City Hall Palace, the 1911 Palace of Culture, the neo-Gothic Red Church, the domed Roman Catholic church and the neoclassical State Theatre. In the old town west of Piata Avram Iancu is a large open-air market as well as a beautiful baroque orthodox cathedral and the old water tower, which has been converted into a museum. Check out the star-shaped Vauban-style fortress and the Old Jewish Quarter with its rich history.

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