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{{for|the river in Arad County|Conop (river)}}
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = commune
|county             = Arad
|name               = Conop
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       = ROU AR Conop CoA.PNG
|image_skyline      = Konop kuria.jpg
|image_caption      = Former manor house of [[Ștefan Cicio Pop]] in Conop
|image_location     = 
|image_map          = Conop jud Arad.png
|map_caption        = Location in Arad County
|leader_name        = Petrica Moldovan
|leader_party       = PNL
|leader_term        = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates        = {{coord|46|6|N|21|53|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation          = 137
|elevation_min      = 
|elevation_max      = 
|area_total         = 54.66
|area_footnotes     = 
|population_as_of   = 
|population_total   = auto
|population_footnotes = 
|postal_code        = 317080
|area_code          = (+40) 02 57
|website            = {{URL|https://www.primariaconop.ro/}}
}}
'''Conop''' ({{langx|hu|Konop}}) is a [[Commune in Romania|commune]] located in [[Arad County]], [[Romania]]. Conop is situated at the southern foot of {{ill|Zărand Mountains|ro|Munții Zarandului}}, in the [[Mureș (river)|Mureș River]] Couloir. The commune stretches over {{cvt|5466|ha}} and it is composed of five villages: Belotinț (''Belotinc''), Chelmac (''Maroseperjes''), Conop (situated 50&nbsp;km from [[Arad, Romania|Arad]]), Milova (''Milova''), and Odvoș (''Odvos'').

==Population==
At the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], Conop had 2,096 inhabitants, of which 95.23% were [[Romanians]],<ref name="RPL2021">{{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=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref> while at the [[2011 Romanian census|2011 census]], it had a population of 2,258, with 94.46% Romanians. At the 2002 census, the commune had 2,342 inhabitants; of those, 98.4% were Romanians, 0.5% [[Hungarians in Romania|Hungarians]], 0.2% [[Germans of Romania|Germans]], 0.4% [[Ukrainians of Romania|Ukrainians]], and 0.5% of other or undeclared nationalities.

==History==
The first documentary record of the locality Conop dates back to 1506. The other settlements were attested as follows: Belotinț in 1607, Chelmac in 1717, Milova and Odvoș in 1440.

==Natives==
*[[Petru Dugulescu]] (1945 – 2008), Baptist pastor, poet, and politician
*[[Siluan Mănuilă]] (born 1971), bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church

==Economy==
The commune's present-day economy can be characterized by a powerful dynamic force with significant developments in all the sectors present in the commune. Conop is known as an important fructiferous basin of the region.

==Tourism==
Conop commune can become an area with touristic attraction by trimming up its anthropic and natural potential. Among the most important touristic sights of the commune put under protection we can mention the walls of the Eperyes monastery in Chelmac, the [[Ștefan Cicio Pop]] mansion in Conop built at the end of the 18th century (today being a general school), the ruins of the mining exploitation "Zidurile de la Tău" in Milova (1800), and the Konopi castle in Odvoș, built in the 18th century in neoclassic style. Another touristic sight of the commune is the school camp in Odvoș.

==References==
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[[Category:Communes in Arad County]]
[[Category:Localities in Crișana]]

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