Ardud

Ardud (Hungarian: Erdőd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɛrdøːd]; German: Erdeed) is a town situated in Satu Mare County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers five villages: Ardud-Vii (Erdődhegy), Baba Novac (Lajosmajor), Gerăușa (Oláhgyűrűs), Mădăras (Nagymadarász) and Sărătura (Sóspuszta).

Ardud
Town
Ardud fortress
Coat of arms
Location in Satu Mare County
Ardud
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°38′N 22°53′E
Country Romania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • MayorOvidiu Marius Duma[1] (PNL)
Population
 (2011)[2]
6,231
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM
Websiteorasardud.ro

History

It has a complex political history with periods of Ottoman rule, Habsburg Monarchy, Principality of Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Romania. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it became part of the Kingdom of Hungary within Austria-Hungary.

After break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918/1920, the town became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award it became a part of Hungary between 1940 and 1945. Since then it has been part of Romania.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869 4,357—    
1880 4,071−6.6%
1890 4,926+21.0%
1900 5,742+16.6%
1910 6,302+9.8%
1930 7,313+16.0%
1941 8,047+10.0%
1992 6,572−18.3%
2002 6,486−1.3%
2011 5,889−9.2%
Source: Census data[3]

The 2011 census recorded a total population of 5,889. Of these, 59.2% were Romanians, 18.6% Hungarians, 16.1% Roma and 4.8% Germans.[4] In 2002, 41.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 32.7% Roman Catholic, 13.9% Greek-Catholic, 5.1% Pentecostal, 4.2% Reformed and 2.3% Baptist.[5]

Notable residents

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Romania

Ardud is twinned with:

References
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. Census Database
  4. 2011 Romanian census data
  5. Romanian Government Department of Interethnic Relations (in Romanian) Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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