Petrești, Satu Mare Explained

See also: Petrești (disambiguation) and Petri.

Type:	commune
County:	Satu Mare
Population Total:	auto
Petrești
Other Name:	Mezőpetri, Petrifeld
Coordinates:	47.6042°N 22.3639°W
Area Total Km2:	29.45

Petrești (German: Petrifeld; Hungarian: Mezőpetri, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)) is a commune of 1,588 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

Ethnic groups (2002 census):^[1]

• 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):^[2]

Total: 1,572

• Hungarians

749 (47.65%)

• Romanians

199 (12.66%)

• Germans (Sathmar Swabians): 437 (27.80%)
• Romanies (Gypsies)

171 (10.88%)

Notes and References

1. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2487 Romanian census data, 2002
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-01-20 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194405/http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf . dead .