Marghita
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Marghita Margarethen Margitta |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Screeching area | ||||
| Circle : | Bihor | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 21 ' N , 22 ° 20' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 135 m | ||||
| Area : | 83.73 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 15,770 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 188 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 415300 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 59 | ||||
| License plate : | bra | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | Municipality | ||||
| Structure : | 2 districts / cadastral communities: Cheț , Ghenetea | ||||
| Mayor : | Zoltan-Ladislau Pocsaly ( UDMR ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Calea Republicii, no. 1 loc. Marghita, jud. Bihor, RO-415300 |
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Marghita ( German Margarethen , Hungarian Margitta ) is a town in the Bihor district in Romania .
location
Marghita is located in the Kreisch area in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains . The district capital Oradea is located about 45 km southwest.
history
The oldest archaeological finds in the region date from the Stone , Bronze and Iron Ages .
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1216. Already in the late Middle Ages it was a center of trade and craft. Before 1500 he received the market right. From 1526 to the beginning of the 18th century, Marghita belonged to the Ottoman Empire , then to Austria-Hungary . In 1710 and 1739 the place was affected by plague epidemics, and in 1823 it was half destroyed by fire. In 1852 the Melk Monastery in Lower Austria acquired real estate in the area, which had a positive effect on economic development.
After the First World War, Marghita, which at that time still had a clear Hungarian majority, came to Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Arbitration , the place came back temporarily to Hungary from 1940 to 1944. In 1944 most of the Jewish residents were deported to extermination camps.
Significant industrial development did not begin until after the Second World War. In 1967 Marghita was declared a city and in 2003 it was declared a “ Municipiul ” ( Munizipium , ie a more important city).
population
In 1880, 4685 people lived in the area of today's city, three quarters of them Hungarians . In 1920, of the then 7,578 inhabitants, 4,376 referred to themselves as Hungarians, 1670 as Jews and 1473 as Romanians . In 1956 the number of Jews had fallen to 218. In 1992, for the first time, there were more Romanians than Hungarians. In the 2002 census, 17,291 inhabitants were registered in the city, including 9,167 Romanians, 7,468 Hungarians, 485 Roma , 82 Slovaks , 33 Germans and 2 Jews.
Partnerships
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Berettyóújfalu , Hungary -
Konyár , Hungary
traffic
Marghita is located on a branch line from Săcueni to Sărmăşag . The National Road Drum National 19B runs through the city from Nușfalău to Săcueni. Starting in 2013, the A3 motorway will pass Marghita.
Attractions
- Reformed Church (16th - 18th centuries)
- Geothermal sources
- Barcău brook valley
- Csaky Castle, now the town hall
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
- ^ Website of the city, accessed on December 10, 2008 ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed December 10, 2008
