Satu Mare County, Administrative division in northwestern Romania.
Description
Satu Mare County is an administrative division in northwestern Romania that spans an area of varied terrain including mountains, hills, and plains bordering Hungary and Ukraine. The county is subdivided into 56 municipalities, comprising 4 cities and 52 communes connected by road networks.
History
The region transferred from Hungary to Romania in 1918 and was formally organized as a county in 1925 following World War I border changes. This shift in territorial control reshaped the administrative structure of the area.
Culture
The population includes Romanian, Hungarian, Roma, and German communities, each celebrating their own traditions and speaking their languages in everyday life. You can see this cultural diversity reflected in the different churches and chapels scattered throughout the region, representing the various faiths that coexist here.
Practical
The area is accessible through road connections linking Romania with Hungary and Ukraine, serving major cities throughout the country. Visitors should prepare for varying weather conditions since mountains and plains create different climate zones.
Did you know?
The Oaș Mountains in the north contain natural mineral springs that have long supplied local thermal baths. This geological feature continues to attract visitors interested in bathing at the region's wellness facilities today.
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Stephen's Tower
52 km
Károlyi Mansion, Carei
31.9 kmCastelul Teleki
48.5 km
Watermill (Túristvándi, Hungary)
43.9 km
Historical center of Baia Mare
52 km
Dacia Hotel
11.6 km
Assumption of Mary Cathedral, Baia Mare
52.4 km
Petőfi's Tree
48.3 km
Stadionul Viorel Mateianu
51.7 km
Pietrosul Mare
33.3 kmBátorligeti-láp
47.7 km
Chioar Fortress
56.8 km
Ascension Cathedral
11.5 km
Cégénydányádi Kastélypark Természetvédelmi Terület
37.4 km
Satu Mare Chain Church
11.8 kmHoly Trinity Cathedral
51.4 km
County Museum of Ethnography and Folklore
51.5 km
Satu Mare Synagogue
11.3 km
Firemen's Tower
11.7 kmCheile Lăpușului
61.9 km
Teatrul de Nord
11.6 km
Kastelo de Kocsord
46.1 kmGrigore Cobălcescu Museum of Mineralogy and Petrography
50.9 km
Sala Sporturilor „Lascăr Pană”
45.9 km
Baia Mare Ethnography and Folk Art Museum
51.5 km
Gheorghe Șincai National College
51.7 km
Zone de protection paysagère de Szatmár-Bereg
55.6 km
Ruins of Lónyai castle in Medieșu Aurit, Satu Mare
21.2 kmBătarci
Bârsău
Căpleni
Satu Mare
Carei
Tășnad
Negrești-Oaș
Andrid
Apa
Acâș
Culciu
Bogdand
Cămărzana
Cehal
Căuaș
Craidorolț
Certeze
Crucișor
Doba
Dorolț
Gherța Mică
Foieni
Halmeu
Hodod
Lazuri
Homoroade
Medieșu Aurit
Micula
Moftin
Odoreu
Păulești
Petrești
Pișcolt
Pir
Pomi
Sanislău
Santău
Săuca
Săcășeni
Socond
Supur
Großtarna
Tiream
Terebești
Turulung
Vama
Vetiș
Viile Satu Mare
Ardud
Livada
Cămin
Târșolț
Porumbești
Turț
Berveni
Urziceni
Beltiug
Botiz
Valea Vinului
Bixad
Călinești-Oaș
Agriș
Racșa
Orașu Nou
Ciumești
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