Arad–Szeged pipeline Arad–Szeged pipeline The Arad–Szeged pipeline is a natural gas pipeline from Arad in Romania to Szeged in Hungary diversifying natural gas suppliers and delivery routes for the two countries and connects the two natural gas national grids. The pipeline attempts to lessen the two country's dependence on Russian energy. The Arad–Szeged pipeline is part of the larger New European Transmission System meant to unite Central and South Eastern Europe's natural gas transmission networks. Preparations for the project started in 2008 and the intergovernmental agreement between Romania and Hungary was signed on 1 July 2008. The project is developed by the
Plzeň Region reside in Plzeň which is the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic with 167 thousand inhabitants. Plzeň is the largest city in the region. There are 56 towns in the region, which account for 67% of the total population. More than 30% of the population lives in municipalities with less than 2000 inhabitants. The Plzeň Region is the third least densely populated region in the Czech Republic. The population density is 75.6 inhabitants per km² while the national average is 133.2 inhabitants per km². The least populated parts of the region are Tachov District (38.5 inhabitants per km²) and