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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type                   = commune
|county                 = Arad
|population_total       = auto
|name=Secusigiu
|image_skyline=Munar Manastirea Bezdin (9).jpg
|image_caption=Bezdin Serbian monastery in Munar
|image_map = Secusigiu jud Arad.png
|map_caption = Location in Arad County
|coordinates = {{coord|46|5|N|20|59|E|region:RO|display=it}}
}}
{{for|the Indian city of Munnar|Munnar}}
'''Secusigiu''' ({{langx|hu|Székesút}}) is a [[Communes of Romania|commune]] in [[Arad County]], [[Romania]], is situated in the north-western part of the Vingăi Plateau and it occupies 17202 ha. It is composed of four villages: Munar (''Munár''), Satu Mare (''Temesnagyfalu''), Sânpetru German (''Németszentpéter''; {{langx|de|Deutschsanktpeter}}) and Secusigiu (situated at 31&nbsp;km from Arad).

==Population==
According to the 2002 census the population of the commune counts 5838 inhabitants, out of which 82.4% are Romanians,
7.0% Hungarians, 5.0% Roma, 1.4% Germans, 3.6% Ukrainians and 0.6% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

==History==
The first documentary record of Secusigiu dates back to 1359. Munar was attested documentarily in 1219, Satu Mare  in 1333, while Sânpetru German in 1335.

==Tourism==
The ''Natural park "Lunca Mureșului"'', the reservation called
"''Prundul Mare''", the church built in 1529, the Serb monastery situated on the bank of the [[Mureș River]], 4&nbsp;km from Munar, the church demolished by the Turks and rebuilt between 1776–1781 in Baroque style, the lake with white water-lily close to the monastery, the boundary-stones in Munar, the Roman Catholic Church built in 1774 and Saint Peter's Statue put up in the centre of Sânpetru German are the most important sights of the commune.

== Economy ==
The economy is mostly based on agriculture, most notably on Corn, Wheat, Sunflower, Tomatoes, and Melon crops while the industry is based on manufacturing goods.

== Education ==
Currently in the commune there are 5 schools and 4 kindergartens, The newest kindergarten was built in 2019.{{LocalitiesArad}}

==References==
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[[Category:Communes in Arad County]]
[[Category:Localities in Romanian Banat]]


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