Petrești, Satu Mare

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.

See also: Petrești (disambiguation) and Petri
Petrești

Mezőpetri, Petrifeld
Commune
Petrești village
Location in Satu Mare County
Petrești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47.6042°N 22.3639°E / 47.6042; 22.3639
Country Romania
CountySatu Mare
Area
29.45 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,588
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM

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]

  • Hungarians: 794 (47.17%)
  • Romanians: 199 (11.82%)
  • Germans (Sathmar Swabians): 530 (31.49%)
  • Romanies (Gypsies): 159 (9.44%)

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

  • Hungarians: 749 (47.65%)
  • Romanians: 199 (12.66%)
  • Germans (Sathmar Swabians): 437 (27.80%)
  • Romanies (Gypsies): 171 (10.88%)

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010
  3. http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf
Church in Petrești


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