Petrești, Satu Mare
Petrești
Mezőpetri, Petrifeld | |
|---|---|
 Petrești village | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Satu Mare County | |
  Petrești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′15″N 22°21′50″E / 47.6042°N 22.3639°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Satu Mare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Gheorghe Otto Marchis (FDGR) |
Area | 29.45 km2 (11.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,388 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 447240 |
| Area code | (+40) 0261 |
| Vehicle reg. | SM |
| Website | www |
Petrești (German: Petrifeld; Hungarian: Mezőpetri, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːpɛtri]) is a commune of 1,388 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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,168 | — |
| 1890 | 1,283 | +9.8% |
| 1900 | 1,409 | +9.8% |
| 1910 | 1,455 | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 1,518 | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 1,588 | +4.6% |
| 1941 | 1,801 | +13.4% |
| 1956 | 2,641 | +46.6% |
| 1966 | 2,848 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 2,641 | −7.3% |
| 1992 | 1,929 | −27.0% |
| 2002 | 1,683 | −12.8% |
| 2011 | 1,588 | −5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,388 | −12.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 1,683; of those, 794 (47.17%) were Hungarians, 530 (31.49%) Germans (Sathmar Swabians), 199 (11.82%) Romanians, and 159 (9.44%) Roma.[2] According to mother tongue, 73% spoke Hungarian as their first language, while 14.31% spoke German and 12.65% of the population spoke Romanian. At the 2011 census, there were 1,588 inhabitants, of which 46.91% were Hungarians, 27.33% Germans, 12.53% Romanians, and 10.52% Roma.[3] At the 2021 census Petrești had a population of 1,388; of those, 39.55% were Germans, 39.05% were Hungarians, 10.66% Romanians, and 5.19% Roma.[4]
Administration
[edit]The current local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.
| Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR) | 11 | ||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Saint Elisabeth Church in Petrești -
Saint John of Nepomuk Chapel in Petrești
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