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Șoimoș

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Șoimoș

Total population

795

Coordinates46.11°, 21.72°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Lipova is a town in Romania, Arad County, located in the Banat region. It is situated at a distance of 34 km (21 mi) from Arad, the county capital, at the contact zone of the river Mureș with the Zarand Mountains, the Western Plateau, and the Lipova Hills. It administers two villages, Radna (Máriaradna) and Șoimoș (Solymosvár), and its total surface is 134.6 km2 (52.0 sq mi).

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.1065
Longitude
21.7181
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,282
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    100
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    91
  • Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush
    Amorpha fruticosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    73
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    72
  • Ashleaf Maple
    Acer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida
    65
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    43
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    36
  • White Mulberry
    Morus alba L. · Magnoliopsida
    33

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2023-06-06

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Arad

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.61
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,317

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

European Roller
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Seen 2026-08-26
European Turtle-Dove
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur
Seen 2026-08-12
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Seen 2026-08-12
Imperial Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Seen 2026-08-12
European Earwig
European Earwig
Forficula auricularia
Seen 2026-07-11
Song Thrush
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Seen 2026-06-17
European Hornbeam
European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Seen 2026-06-07
great stinging nettle
great stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
Seen 2026-06-07
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Seen 2026-05-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
9609
Population (Wikidata)
840
Wikidata
Q397035

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843