Type: | commune |
County: | Arad |
Population Total: | auto |
Șepreuș | |
Coordinates: | 46.5667°N 65°W |
Șepreuș (Hungarian: Seprős) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the northern part of the Teuz Plateau, it stretches over 5768 ha. It is composed of a single village, Șepreuș, situated at 63 km from Arad.
According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 2472 inhabitants, out of which 89.6% are Romanians,0.8% Hungarians, 9.3% Roma and 0.3% are of other or undeclared nationalities.
The first documentary record of the locality Șepreuș dates back to 1407.
The economy of the commune is based on agriculture, mainly on growing of grain, maize, sunflower, barley, sugar-beet,vegetable, oil plants, fodder-crop and technical crops.
Șepreuș is known for its fishponds and its castle built in the 19th century.