Petrești, Satu Mare

Petrești
Mezőpetri, Petrifeld
Commune

Petrești village
Country  Romania
County Satu Mare County
Area 29.45 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1] 1,588
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Petrești (German: Petrifeld; Hungarian: Mezőpetri, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːpɛtri]) is a commune of 1,588 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dindeștiu Mic (Kisdengeleg) and Petrești.

In 1740, count Sándor Károlyi colonized the village with a German population. In the commune, tourists can visit the Petrești Swabian Museum, a household typical of traditional Swabian architecture.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):[2]

Location of Petrești in Satu Mare County

According to mother tongue, 73% speak Hungarian as their first language, while 14.31% speak German and 12.65% of the population speak Romanian.

Ethnic groups (2011 census, provisional data):[3]

Total: 1,572

References

  1. ↑ (in Romanian) Populaţia stabilă după etnie - judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed May 10, 2015
  2. ↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010
  3. ↑ http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf

Coordinates: 47°36′15″N 22°21′50″E / 47.6042°N 22.3639°E / 47.6042; 22.3639


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