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Petrești, Satu Mare
Commune in Satu Mare, Romania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Petrești (German: Petrifeld; Hungarian: Mezőpetri, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːpɛtri]) is a commune of 1,388 inhabitants 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. The Petrești Swabian Museum is a household typical of traditional Swabian architecture.[citation needed]
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Demographics
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]
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Administration
The local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.
References
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