The capital of Arad County and an important industrial center and transportation hub at Romania’s Western gateway, the city of Arad is gifted with a rich architectural heritage and a generous natural environment, mainly due to the Mureș river. Arad owns the most extensive network of tramway lines in Romania compared to the urban area (171 km) and the longest urban network of cycling lanes in the country (135 km), with one of the highest rate of bicycle use nationally.