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Micălaca

These are some new buildings in Micălaca.

46°10′25″N 21°21′20″E / 46.17361°N 21.35556°E / 46.17361; 21.35556

Micălaca's Roman Catholic church

Micălaca (Hungarian: Mikelaka) is a neighbourhood in the east of Arad, Romania, approximately 5 km from the city center. The Mureș River flows through the neighbourhood. It is the most populated neighbourhood in Arad, with a population of 50.000 inhabitants.

History

The first historical information about Micălaca came from the Hungarian historian Márki Sándor.[citation needed]

In 1906, Lóránd Eötvös conducted an experiment on gravimetry in the town. The measurements made collected data that supported the theory of the "Weak Equivalence Principle".[citation needed]

In January 2015, the Micălaca Telekom Arena was demolished to make way for a new supermarket.[1]

Religion

A new Orthodox church dedicated to Michaelmas was built between 1930 and 1934, and was designed by Silvestru Rafiroiu, who also designed other attractions in Arad.[citation needed]

The church's roof is covered in tin. It has a length of 17.5 m and a width of 8 m, and can contain up to 350 people.[citation needed]

Notable people

  • Jenő Incze (deceased Hungarian politician)

References

  1. ^ "Supermarketuri în loc de stadioane. Încă un complex sportiv va fi demolat" (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2015.


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