Satu Mare

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Satu Mare Szatmárnémeti
Satu Mare City Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Satu Mare
Coordinates: 47°47′24″N 22°53′24″E / 47.79°N 22.89°E / 47.79; 22.89
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare
Status	County capital
Founded	972 (first official record as Villa Zotmar)
Government
- Mayor	Iuliu Ilyés (UDMR)
- Deputy Mayor	Adrian Albu (PNL)
- Deputy Mayor	Gábor Kereskényi (UDMR)
Area
- Total	150.3 km2 (58 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007[1])
- Total	113,688
- Density	756/km2 (1,958/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	44xyz
Area code(s)	+40 x61
Twin Cities
- Berehove	Ukraine
- Nyíregyháza	Hungary
- Rzeszów	Poland
- Schwaz	Austria
- Uzhhorod	Ukraine
- Wolfenbüttel	Germany
- Zutphen	Netherlands
Car Plates	SM
Website	http://www.satu-mare.ro

Satu Mare (pronunciation in Romanian: /'sa.tu 'ma.re/; literally "Great Village" in Romanian; Hungarian: Szatmárnémeti; German: Sathmar; Yiddish: סאטמאר (Satmar)) is a city with a population of 113,688 and the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania.

Satu Mare is the origin of the Satmarer Hasidic Jews, who lived there until World War II and now reside in New York City, Jerusalem, London, and other places.^[2][3]

The city spreads out from the Administrative Palace at 25 October Square, one of the tallest buildings in Romania.^[4] The boundaries of the municipality contain an area of 150.3 square kilometres (58.0 sq mi). Today, the city is an important academic, cultural, industrial and business centres in northwestern Romania.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Flora and fauna 1.2 Climate 2 History 2.1 Jewish community 3 Demographics 4 Politics 4.1 Administration 4.2 Justice system 5 Transport 5.1 Road 5.2 Railway 5.3 Public transport 5.4 Airport 6 Sports 6.1 Fencing 7 Economy 8 Tourism 9 Education 9.1 Universities 9.2 High schools 9.3 Gymnasiums 10 Media 10.1 Newspapers 10.2 TV Stations 10.3 Radio Stations 10.4 Online portal 11 Consulates 12 Natives 13 International relations 13.1 Twin towns — Sister cities 14 Gallery 15 See also 16 Notes 17 External links 17.1 Official websites 17.2 Unofficial websites 17.3 City guide 17.4 Photos

[edit] Geography

Satu Mare is situated in Satu Mare County, in northwest Romania, on the Someş river, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the border with Hungary and 27 kilometres (17 mi) from the border with Ukraine. The city is located at an altitude of 126 metres (410 ft) on the Lower Someş alluvial plain. From a geomorphologic point of view, the city is located on the Someş Meadow on both sides of the river, which narrows in the vicinity of the city and widens upstream and downstream from it; flooded during heavy rainfall, the field has various geographical configurations at the edge of the city (sand banks, valleys, micro-depressions).^[5]

The formation of the current terrain of the city, dating from the late Pliocene in the Tertiary period, is linked to the clogging of the Pannonian Sea. Layers of soil were created from deposits of sand, loess and gravel, and generally have a thickness of 16 metres (52 ft)-18 metres (59 ft). Over this base, decaying vegetation gave rise to podsolic soils, which led to favorable conditions for crops (cereals, vegetables, fruit trees).^[5]

The water network around Satu Mare is composed of the Someş River, Pârâul Sar in the north and the Homorod River in the south. The formation and evolution of the city was closely related to the Someş River, which, in addition to allowing for the settlement of a human community around it, has offered, since the early Middle Ages, the possibility of international trade with coastal regions, a practice that favored milling, fishing and other economic activities.^[5]

Because the land slopes gently around the city, the Someş River has created numerous branches and meanders (before 1777, in the perimeter of the city there were 25 meanders downstream and 14 upstream). After systematisation works in 1777, the number of meanders in the city dropped to 9 downstream and 5 upstream, the total length of the river now being at 36.5 kilometres (22.7 mi) within the city. Systematisation performed up to the mid-19th century configured the existing Someş riverbed; embankments were built 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi) long on the right bank and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) on the left. In 1970, the embankments were raised by 2 metres (6.6 ft) — 3 metres (9.8 ft), protecting 52,000 hectares within the city limits and restoring nearly 800 ha of agricultural land that had previously been flooded.^[5]

The city's largest park, the Garden of Rome, features some rare trees that are uncommon to the area, including Styphnolobium japonicum, native to East Asia (especially China); Pterocarya, also native to Asia; and Paulownia tomentosa, native to central and western China.^[5]

[edit] Flora and fauna

The flora associated with the town of Satu Mare is characteristic for the meadow area with trees of soft essence like wicker, indigenous poplar, maple and hazelnut. Grassland vegetation is represented by Agrostis stolonifera, Poa trivialis, Alopecurus pratensis and other types of vegetation.^[5]

Fauna is represented by species of rodents (hamster and european ground squirrel), reptiles, including Vipera berus in the Noroieni forest, and as avifauna species of ducks, geese, egrets, during passages and systematic occasional wanderings.^[5]

[edit] Climate

Satu Mare has a continental climate, characterised by hot dry summers and cold winters. As the city is in the far north of the country, winter is much more colder than the national average, with an average temperature of −17 °C (1 °F), lower than values recorded in other cities in western Romania like Oradea (−15 °C (5 °F)) or Timişoara (−17 °C (1 °F)). The average annual temperature is 9.6 °C (49 °F), or broken down by seasons: Spring 10.2 °C (50 °F), Summer 19.6 °C (67 °F), Autumn 10.8 °C (51 °F) and Winter 1.7 °C (35 °F).^[5] Atmospheric humidity is quite high. Prevailing wind currents blow in from the northwest, bringing spring and summer rainfall.

Weather averages for Satu Mare
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	1 (34)	3 (37)	10 (50)	15 (59)	20 (68)	22 (72)	25 (77)	25 (77)	21 (70)	15 (59)	7 (45)	2 (36)	13 (55)
Average low °C (°F)	-5 (23)	-3 (27)	1 (34)	5 (41)	9 (48)	12 (54)	13 (55)	13 (55)	10 (50)	5 (41)	0 (32)	-2 (28)	5 (41)
Precipitation cm (inches)	2 (0.8)	2 (0.8)	2 (0.8)	4 (1.6)	7 (2.8)	8 (3.1)	8 (3.1)	7 (2.8)	4 (1.6)	4 (1.6)	3 (1.2)	2 (0.8)	59 (23.2)
Source: weatherbase.com[6]

[edit] History

Archaeological evidence from Ţara Oaşului, Ardud, Medieşu Aurit, Homoroade, etc. clearly shows settlements in the area dating to the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. There is also evidence that the local Dacian population remained there after the Roman conquest in 101/106 AD. Later, these lands formed part of Menumorut's holdings; one of the defensive citadels dating to the 10th century was at Satu Mare (Castrum Zotmar), as mentioned in the Gesta Hungarorum. The city centre - Villa Zotmar - was inhabited by natives, but Teutonic colonists settled on the periphery, brought there in 972^[7] by Queen Giselle of Bavaria; later, they were joined by German colonists from beyond the Someş River, in Mintiu.^[8]

In 1543, the Báthory family took possession of the citadel, proceeding to divert the Someş' waters in order to defend the southern part of the citadel; thus, the fortress remained on an island linked to the main roads by three bridges over the Someş. In 1562 the citadel was besieged by Ottoman armies led by Pargalı İbrahim Pasha of Buda and pasha Maleoci of Timişoara. Then the Habsburgs besieged it, leading the fleeing Transylvanian armies to set it on fire. The Austrian general Lazar Schwendi ordered the citadel to be rebuilt after the plans of Italian architect Ottavio Baldigara; using an Italian system of fortifications, the new structure would be pentagonal with five towers. In the Middle Ages, Satu Mare and Mintiu were two distinct entities, but between 1712 and 1715 the two gradually united their administration. On 2 January 1721 Emperor Charles VI recognised the union, at the same time granting Satu Mare the status of free royal city.^[8] A decade earlier, the Treaty of Szatmár was signed in the city, ending Rákóczi's War for Independence.^[9]

Due to the economic and commercial benefits it began to receive in the 13th century, Satu Mare became an important centre for craft guilds. In the 18th century, intense urbanisation began; several buildings survive from that period, including the old city hall, the inn, a barracks, the Greek Catholic church and the Reformed church. A Roman Catholic diocese was established there in 1804. In 1823, the city's systematization commission was established in order to direct its local government. In 1844, paving operations begun in 1805 were stepped up. The first industrial concerns also opened, including the steam mill, the brick factory, the Neuschloss Factory for wood products, the lumber factory, the Princz Factory and the Unio Factory. Due to its location at the intersection of commercial roads, Satu Mare (then called Szatmárnémeti) became and important rail hub. The Satu Mare - Carei line was built in 1871, followed in 1872 by the Satu Mare - Sighetu Marmaţiei line, an 1894 link to Baia Mare, 1900 to Ardud and 1906 to Bixad.^[8]

In 1918, as a result of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, Satu Mare ceased to be part of Austria-Hungary and joined the Kingdom of Romania. It underwent important economic and socio-cultural changes. The city's large companies (the Unio wagon factory, the Princz Factory, the Ardeleana textile enterprise, the Freund petroleum refinery, the brick factory and the furniture factory) prospered in this period, and the city invested heavily in communication lines, schools, hospitals, public works and public parks. The banking and commerce system also developed: in 1929 the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as the commodities stock market, were established. 25 commercial enterprises and 75 industrial and production firms were members of these. In 1930 there were 33 banks.^[8]

In 1940, the Second Vienna Award gave Northern Transylvania, including Satu Mare, to Hungary, leading to dramatic changes in the socio-political and economic life of the city, such as the extermination of its considerable Jewish population as part of the Holocaust.^[10] In October 1944, the city was retaken. Soon afterwards, a Communist regime came to power, lasting until the 1989 revolution.^[8]

[edit] Jewish community

Among the notable Jews of Satu Mare have been historian Ignác Acsády, parliamentary deputies Ferenc Chorin and Kelemen Samu, politician Oszkár Jászi, writers Gyula Csehi, Rodion Markovits, Sándor Dénes and Ernő Szép, painter Pál Erdös, and director György Harag.^[11]

The Jewish community in Satu Mare traces its origins to 1623, when the prince of Transylvania, Gabriel Bethlen, brought Jews there and permitted them to settle in the city. The first Jewish community organisation was established in 1842 and in 1858 the first synagogue was built in the city.^[11] On the site of the first synagogue, in 1893 the Decebal Street Synagogue was built.^[12] The largest Jewish presence was recorded in 1910, when 29,468 Jews were recorded in the city.^[11]

In 1944, the German-allied Hungarian government began applying the Final Solution to Satu Mare, then under its administration. Six trains left for Auschwitz – Birkenau on May 19, 1944, carrying approximately 3300 persons. In total, 18,863 Jews were deported. 14,440 Jews from Satu Mare were killed. The survivors who returned mainly preferred aliyah to the new State of Israel rather than remaining under the communist regime established in 1947.^[13] The 2002 census numbered 30 Jews in the city;^[14] in 2004, a Holocaust memorial was dedicated in the Decebal Street Synagogue's courtyard. Aside from the synagogues, two Jewish cemeteries also remain.^[11]

[edit] Demographics

Historical population of Satu Mare
Year	Population	Romanians	Hungarians
1880	▲ 20,531	7.9%	83.1%
1890	▲ 21,874	8.1%	89.9%
1900	▲ 28,339	7.8%	89.01%
1910	▲ 36,460	6.3%	91.4%
1920	▲ 38,807	15.2%	63.6%
1930	▲ 53,010	28.9%	57.1%
1941	▲ 53,406	6.6%	90.2%
1956	▲ 53,672	36.5%	58.2%
1966	▲ 69,769	44.2%	54.9%
1977	▲ 103,544	51.04%	47.2%
1992	▲ 131,987	55.8%	43.2%
2002	▼ 115,142	57.9%	39.3%
2007	▼ 113,668	n/a	n/a
Source (if not otherwise specified): Árpád E. Varga[15]

At the All-Romanian Census conducted on May 31, 2002, the population of Satu Mare was 115,142.^[16] The historic changes in population is shown in the side table. According to the 2002 census, the city's ethnic breakdown is structured into 16 major ethnic groups. Romanians constitute the largest ethnic group in Satu Mare, and they account for 64,249 people, or 57.9% of the population. Hungarians comprise 45,251 (39.3%), German 1,382 (1.2%), Roma 1,105 (0.96%), Swabians 487 (0.4%), Ukrainians 271 (0.24%) and others (including Jews, Italians, Chinese, Serbian, Russians, Slovak, Székely, Saşi, Turks and Ruthenians) 234 (0.2%).^[17]

As of 2007, Satu Mare has an estimated population of 113,668, with a Romanian majority and a significant Hungarian minority.

The city day is May 14, which commemorates the devastating floods that affected the city in 1970, although it is also a day of rebirth.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Administration

The city government is headed by a mayor. From 2004, the office is held by Iuliu Ilyes^[18], who was re-elected in 2008. Decisions are approved and discussed by the local council (consiliu local) made up of 23 elected councillors.^[19] The city is divided into 12 districts (cartiere) laid out radially.^[20]

14 Mai Carpaţi I Carpaţi II Centru Nou

Cloşca Crişan Gelu Horea

Menumorut Sătmărel Soarelui Solidarităţii

Additionally, as Satu Mare is the capital of Satu Mare County, the city hosts the palace of the prefecture, the headquarters of the county council (consiliu judeţean) and the prefect, who is appointed by Romania's central government. The prefect is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and his role is to represent the national government at the local level, acting as a liaison and facilitating the implementation of National Development Plans and governing programmes at the local level. The current prefect of Satu Mare County (as of 2008) is Giurca Radu.^[21] Like all other local councils in Romania, the Satu Mare local council, the county council and the city's mayor are elected every four years by the population.^[22]

The Satu Mare Municipal Council, elected in the 2008 local government elections, is composed of the following parties:

	Party	Seats in 2008	Current Council
	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	11
	Social Democratic Party	5
	Democratic Liberal Party	4
	National Liberal Party	3

[edit] Justice system

Satu Mare has a complex judicial organisation, as a consequence of its status of county capital. The Satu Mare Court of Justice is the local judicial institution and is under the purview of the Satu Mare County Tribunal, which also exerts its jurisdiction over the courts of Carei, Ardud, Negreşti-Oaş, Tăşnad and Livada.^[23] Appeals from these tribunals' verdicts, and more serious cases, are directed to the Satu Mare Court of Appeals. The city also hosts the county's commercial and military tribunals.^[23]

Satu Mare has its own municipal police force, Poliţia Municipiului Satu Mare, which is responsible for policing of crime within the whole city, and operates a number of special divisions. The Satu Mare Police are headquartered on Mihai Viteazul Street in the city centre (with a number of precincts throughout the city) and it is subordinated to the County's Police Inspectorate on Alexandru Iioan Cuza Street.^[24] City Hall has its own community police force, Poliţia Comunitară located on Universului Alley, dealing with local community issues. Satu Mare also houses the County's Gendarmerie Inspectorate.

[edit] Transport

[edit] Road

Satu Mare has a complex system of transportation, providing road, air and rail connections to major cities in Romania and Europe. The city is an important road and rail hub located near the borders with Hungary and Ukraine. The city is connected to other major Romanian cities by road ( European route E81, European route E671 and European route E58) and by rail (CFR Main Line 400). The total number of automobiles registered in Satu Mare was 82,000 in 2008.^[25] The city has around 400 streets with a total length of 178 kilometres (111 mi) and cover an area of 1.3 square kilometres (0.50 sq mi).

[edit] Railway

Satu Mare Rail Station, located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the city centre, is situated on the Căile Ferate Române Line 400 (Braşov - Siculeni – Deda – Dej – Baia Mare)^[26], on Line 402 (Oradea - Săcueni - Carei - Satu Mare - Halmeu)^[26] and on Line 417 (Satu Mare - Bixad).^[26] CFR provides direct rail connections to all the major Romanian cities and to Budapest.^[26] The city is also served by another secondary rail station, the Saw Station (Gara Ferăstrău).^[26]

[edit] Public transport

The main public transportation system in Satu Mare consists of bus lines. There are twenty-three urban and suburban lines with a total length of 190.1 kilometres (118.1 mi), the main operator being Transurban S.A.^[27] In addition, there are various taxi companies serving the city.

[edit] Airport

The city is served by the Satu Mare International Airport (IATA: SUJ, ICAO: LRSM), located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of the city, with a concrete runway, one of the longest in Romania, and the only operator is TAROM with regular flights to Oradea and Bucharest.^[28][29]

[edit] Sports

Football (soccer) is the most popular recreational sport in Satu Mare. There are two major football clubs in Satu Mare: Olimpia and Someşul, both playing in the Romanian Liga III in the 2009-2010 season.^[30] There are two football stadiums in Satu Mare: Stadionul Olimpia with 18,000 seats^[31] and Someşul Stadium with 3,000 seats.

Other popular recreational activities include fencing, handball, bowling, women's basketball, karate and chess.

The local women's basketball team CSM Satu Mare is one of the best in the Romanian league; it finished third in the 2008 - 2009 season playoffs.^[32] The team plays its home matches in the largest indoor arena in the city, the LPS Arena, which has a capacity of 400 seats.^[31]

The Cypriot professional tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was brought to Satu Mare in 1998 for a month and a half by his former coach Jean Dobrescu^[33] to train and to participate in local tennis competitions alongside his fellow Davis Cup team member Rareş Cuzdriorean^[34], who is also a Satu Mare native with Cypriot citizenship.^[35]

[edit] Fencing

Satu Mare has a tradition in fencing dating to 1885, and is the city that has supplied the most world and Olympic champions in Europe. Names like Ecaterina Stahl, Marcela Moldovan, Suzana and Ştefan Ardeleanu, Petru Kuki, Rudolf Luczki, Samuilă Melczhner, Geza Tere and in particular Alexandru Csipler figure prominently in the annals of Romanian fencing. The last four also formed the core of the city's fencing school, winning major local and international tournaments. Top results for which there is evidence date to 1935, when the local foil team, Olimpia Satu Mare, lost against CFR Timişoara by a score of 15-10 in the national final, while Rudolf Luczki won the sabre finals held in Cluj. In 1973, the first signaling device in Romania was used in Satu Mare; this has been characterised as "a veritable revolution" for Romanian fencing.^[36]

[edit] Economy

Satu Mare benefits from its proximity to the borders with Hungary and Ukraine, which makes it a prime location for logistical and industrial parks.

Companies that have established production facilities in Satu Mare are Electrolux^[37], Voestalpine, Dräxlmaier Group^[38], Gotec Group^[39], Anvis Group^[40], KUKA, Schlemmer, Casco, Phoenix AG, Hay Automobiltechnik^[41] and Zollner Elektronik^[42][43] in the industrial sector, FrieslandCampina in the food sector, Radici Group in the textile sector and Saint-Gobain and Boissigny in the wood industry.

The German company Arcandor has its main Romanian office established in Satu Mare.

Satu Mare's retail sector is fairly well-developed; a number of international companies such as Real^[44], Kaufland^[45], Billa^[46] and Interex have supermarkets or hypermarkets in the city. There is also a DIY store, a Praktiker^[47], and several small malls: Grand Mall of 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft)^[48], Plaza Europa of 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft)^[49] and the largest Someşul Mall of 13,000 square metres (140,000 sq ft).^[50]

There is also an industrial park called Satu Mare Industrial Park located at the edge of the city on a 70 ha surface.

[edit] Tourism

Major tourists attractions are:

• the Firemen's Tower, a 47 metres (150 ft) tall tower;
• the Roman Catholic Cathedral;
• the Lupa Capitolina statue;
• the Chain Church;
• the Administrative Palace, a 97 metres (320 ft) tall building;
• the Dacia Hotel;
• the Garden of Rome.

There are several hotels in the city, including one 4-star hotel, Villa Bodi, eleven 3-star hotels, Astoria, Leon, Villa Lux, Dacia, Aurora, Dana I, Dana II, Select, Rania, Melody and Belvedere, and one 2-star hotel, Sport.

[edit] Education

[edit] Universities

Satu Mare is home to the Commercial Academy of Satu Mare^[51] and several other branches of important Romanian universities:

• Babeş-Bolyai University^[51]
• Spiru Haret University^[51]
• Technical University of Cluj-Napoca^[51]
• University of Oradea^[52]
• Vasile Goldiş West University of Arad^[51]

[edit] High schools

Satu Mare has 16 high schools of which four are national colleges^[53]:

• Doamna Stanca College^[53]
• Ioan Slavici College^[53]
• Kölcsey Ferenc College^[53]
• Mihai Eminescu College^[53]
• UNIO High School^[53]

[edit] Gymnasiums

The city has 16 gymnasiums^[54], the most important beeing:

• Grigore Moisil Gymnasium^[54]
• Ion Creangă Gymnasium^[54]
• Lucian Blaga Gymnasium^[54]

[edit] Media

[edit] Newspapers

• Informaţia Zilei - daily local newspaper^[55]
• Gazeta de Nord-Vest - daily local newspaper^[56]
• Cronica Sătmăreană - daily local newspaper
• Friss Újság - daily local newspaper in Hungarian language^[57]
• Magyar Hírlap - daily local newspaper in Hungarian language^[58]

[edit] TV Stations

• TV1 Samtel
• Nord Vest TV
• Pro TV Satu Mare

[edit] Radio Stations

• Radio City Satu Mare
• Radio Unu
• Radio Transilvania
• Kiss FM Satu Mare

[edit] Online portal

• Satu Mare Online

[edit] Consulates

• The Honorary Consulate of Ukraine^[59]

[edit] Natives

Romania Ioana Boitor Gavril Both Corina Ciorbă Cosmin Costinas Raul Cristian Daniel David Mircea Florian Gábor Gerstenmájer Emanuel Gyenes Alexandru Karikas Cristian Oroş Ioan Mircea Paşcu Vasile Paulovics Ciprian Prodan Daniel Prodan Zoltan Ritli Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi Sergiu Suciu Josef Szepeschy Dan Zaviceanu

Hungary Dániel Antal Árpád Árvay Antal Bánhidi László Bánhidi László Botka Gábor Darvas Arányi Dezső András Domahidy Jenő Dsida Mónika Esztán József Kürthy Noémi Matsutani Vince Nagy Moshe Dovid Winternitz Pánczél Zoltán Horváth Zoltán

Canada Ernest Klein USA Ernie Grunfeld Aaron Teitelbaum Cyprus Rareş Cuzdriorean

[edit] International relations

[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities

Satu Mare is twinned with:

	Country	City	County / District / Region / State	Date
	Austria	Schwaz	Tyrol	2007[60]
	Germany	Wolfenbüttel	Lower Saxony	1974[61]
	Hungary	Nyíregyháza	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County	2000[62]
	Netherlands	Zutphen	Gelderland	1970[63]
	Poland	Rzeszów	Subcarpathian Voivodeship	2007[64]
	Ukraine	Berehove	Zakarpattia Oblast	2007[65]
	Ukraine	Uzhhorod	Zakarpattia Oblast	2006[66]

[edit] Gallery

Central square in Satu Mare	Dacia Hotel, in the historic centre of Satu Mare	Houses in Satu Mare	Firemen's Tower
Roman Catholic cathedral	Chain Church	Greek Catholic cathedral	Satu Mare Synagogue

[edit] See also

• Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)
• Satu Mare companies
• List of natives and inhabitants of Satu Mare

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

[edit] Official websites

• Satu Mare administration official site (Romanian), (Hungarian), (German), (English)
• Satu Mare County Prefecture (Romanian)
• Satu Mare Municipal Council (Romanian), (Hungarian), (German), (English)
• Transurban (Public Transport Company) official site (Romanian)
• Satu Mare International Airport (English), (Romanian)
• Satu Mare travel guide from Wikitravel

[edit] Unofficial websites

• Satu Mare Online (Romanian)
• Satu-Mare.com (Romanian)
• Sminfo.ro (Romanian)

[edit] City guide

• Road map of the access points to Satu Mare

[edit] Photos

• Flickr - Satu Mare
• Historic map of Satu Mare from the 17th century. Krigsarkivet, Stockholm

v • d • e Landmarks in Satu Mare Places of worship Calvaria Roman Catholic Church • Chain Church • Decebal Street Synagogue • Dormition of Virgin Mary Cathedral • Kűltelki Reformed Church • Orthodox Church • Roman Catholic Cathedral • SS. Michael and Gabriel Historical buildings Art Museum • Astoria Hotel • County Library • County Museum • Dacia Hotel • Dana II Hotel • Dinu Lipatti Philharmonic • Firemen's Tower • Grand Mall • North Theater • Paul Erdős Workshop • Railway Station • Villa Bodi Statues and monuments Capitoline Wolf Statue • Monument of the Romanian Soldier Bridges Decebal Bridge • Golescu Bridge • Iron Bridge Sports venues LPS Arena • Olimpia Stadium Other buildings Administrative Palace • Aurora Hotel • Coral Hotel • Dana Hotel • Nisco City Center • Plaza Europa • Someşul Mall • Traian Plaza

v • d • e County seats of Romania (alphabetical order by county) Alba Iulia • Arad • Piteşti • Bacău • Oradea • Bistriţa • Botoşani • Braşov • Brăila • Buzău • Reşiţa • Călăraşi • Cluj-Napoca • Constanţa • Sfântu Gheorghe • Târgovişte • Craiova • Galaţi • Giurgiu • Târgu Jiu • Miercurea Ciuc • Deva • Slobozia • Iaşi • Buftea • Baia Mare • Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Târgu Mureş • Piatra Neamţ • Slatina • Ploieşti • Satu Mare • Zalău • Sibiu • Suceava • Alexandria • Timişoara • Tulcea • Vaslui • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Focşani Bucharest (national capital)

v • d • e Satu Mare County, Romania Municipalities Satu Mare (county seat)  · Carei Towns Ardud  · Negreşti-Oaş  · Tăşnad  · Livada Communes Acâş · Agriş · Andrid · Apa · Bătarci · Beltiug · Berveni · Bixad · Bârsău · Bogdand · Botiz · Călineşti-Oaş · Cămărzana · Cămin · Căpleni · Căuaş · Cehal · Certeze · Ciumeşti · Craidorolţ · Crucişor · Culciu · Doba · Dorolţ · Foieni · Gherţa Mică · Halmeu · Hodod · Homoroade · Lazuri · Medieşu Aurit · Micula · Moftin · Odoreu · Oraşu Nou · Păuleşti · Petreşti · Pir · Pişcolt · Pomi · Porumbeşti · Sanislău · Santău · Săcăşeni · Săuca · Socond · Supur · Tarna Mare · Terebeşti · Tiream · Târşolţ · Turţ · Turulung · Urziceni · Valea Vinului · Vetiş · Viile Satu Mare · Vama