Satu Mare (Romania, Satu Mare)

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• Overview
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• Romania
• Subdivisions of Romania

Overview

Satu Mare (in Hungarian Szatm�rn�meti) is a city in Satu Mare (in Hungarian Szatm�r) County of Romania closed to the Hungarian border on the banks of the Some�/Szamos River. Satu Mare is the capital of the county and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Szatm�r. The commune contains two settlements: City of Satu Mare/Szatm�rn�meti and S�tm�rel village. The city has got 130.584 inhabitants (41,3% Hungarians, 1992 census). Neighbouring communities are: Dorol�/Pusztadar�c, Veti�/Vet�s, Doba, Ardud/Erd�d, Viile Satu Mare/Szatm�rhegy, P�ule�ti/Szatm�rp�lfalva, Odoreu/Szatm�rudvari, Botiz/Batiz, Micula/Mikola and Lazuri/L�z�ri communities.

At the time of the Hungarian Conquest, the Hungarians besieged the entrenchment which became later Castle of Szatm�r. Queen Gizella, wife of King Saint Stephen I (1000-1038) settled a new settlement with German King's Hunters - N�meti. Szatm�r and N�meti were devastated by the Mongols in 1241-1242. King B�la IV resettled the twin cities. The two cities were in Szatm�r County of the Kingdom of Hungary. 1605-1606, 1621-1629, 1645-1648 the cities with the county were parts of the Principality of Transylvania. In 1714 after the Prince R�k�czi's War of Independence the Castle of Szatm�r was destroyed. In 1715 Szatm�r and N�meti were united as a Free Royal City.

Inhabitants in 1910: 34.892; 33.094 (94,8%) Hungarian, 986 (2,8%) Rumanian, 629 (1,8%) German and 183 (0,5%) other by mother tongue, 13.418 (38,5%) Calvinist, 7.194 (20,6%) Jew, 6.998 (20,1%) Roman Catholic, 6.977 (20,0%) Greek Catholic and 305 (0,9%) other by religion. From 1919/1920 (Romanian occupation / Treaty of Trianon) to 1940 (Second Decision in Vienna) part of the Kingdom of Romania. 1940-1944 part of Hungary. The Treaty of Paris reallocated it to Romania.The settlement was a city 1952-1960 in Baia Mare Region, 1960-1968 in Maramure� Region and from 1968 is in Satu Mare County.

Istv�n Moln�r, 19 Dec 2000

Coat of Arms

located at http://ns.interplus.ro/internet/serv_rom/satumare.htm
Istv�n Moln�r, 23 December 2000

Historical flag of Szatm�rn�meti (Kingdom of Hungary)

by Istv�n Moln�r, 19 Dec 2000

Blue, yellow and green horizontal triband.
Ant�nio Martins, 27 February 2001

This flag appears at Dr. Sz�ll S�ndor: V�rosaink neve, c�mere �s lobog�ja (1941) as "Szatm�rn�meti, Szatm�r Co.".
Istv�n Moln�r, 19 Dec 2000