Andrid

Andrid Érendréd
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Sathmar
Circle :	Satu Mare
Coordinates :	47 ° 31 '  N , 22 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '2 "  N , 22 ° 20' 12"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	117  m
Area :	62.35  km²
Residents :	2,506 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	40 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	447010
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 61
License plate :	SM
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Andrid, Dindeşti , Irina
Mayor :	Tibor Papp ( UDMR )
Postal address :	Str. Principală, no. 508 loc. Andrid, jud. Satu Mare, RO-447010
Website :	www.primariaandrid.ro
Others
City Festival :	“Festivalul berzelor” ( The Stork Festival ), annually in August

Andrid ( Hungarian Érendréd or Endréd ) is a municipality in the Satu Mare district in north-western Romania .

geography

Location of Andrid in Satu Mare

The municipality includes the villages of Andrid (administrative center, 1321 inhabitants), Dindeşti (800) and Irina (560). It is located in the southeast of the district in the Someș Lowland on the banks of the River Ier , a tributary of the Barcău , 24 km south of Carei and 59 km southwest of the district capital Satu Mare . In the west the municipality borders on Hungary .

Specialty

Andrid has been a European stork village since 1997 . In 1997, after various protective measures, 37 breeding pairs were counted, compared to 17 in 1984. Nests are mainly on electricity pylons, and foraging takes place on the extensive wet meadows ; the population has increased significantly since 1994. A stork festival is celebrated at the beginning of July each year.

Web links

• Andrid at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ "Europaeische Storchendoerfer", status 2011 at EuroNatur.org (PDF; 346 kB), accessed on 23 August 2012