Turulung

Turulung
Turterebes
Túrterebes

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Sathmar land

Circle :

Satu Mare

Coordinates :

47 ° 56 ' N , 23 ° 5' E Coordinates: 47 ° 56 '7 " N , 23 ° 4' 58" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

133 m

Area :

57.62 km²

Residents :

3,680 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

64 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

447335

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 61

License plate :

SM

Structure and administration

Structure :

Turulung, Drăgușeni , Turulung-Vii

Mayor :

Gheorghe-Nicolae Gyákon ( DFDR )

Postal address :

Strada Parcului, no. 260
loc. Turulung, jud. Satu Mare, RO-447335

Website :

www.primariaturulung.ro

Turulung ( German Turterebesch , Hungarian Túrterebes ) is a municipality in the Satu Mare district in Romania . It consists of the three districts Drăgușeni (Hungarian: Túrterebestelep ), Turulung and Turulung-Vii (Hungarian: Túrterebesszőlőhegy ).

Geographical location

The municipality of Turulung is located between 47 ° 56 'on the north latitude and 23 ° 4' on the east longitude, 133 m above sea level, in northwest Romania. It is located on the banks of the Tur River . This is where the Sathmar Plain and the Avas Mountains meet. The area of the municipality consists of 54 km². Drăgușeni is 3 km away and Turulung-Vii is 6 km from the seat of the municipality.

The European route E81 connects the town of Turulung with Satu Mare , which is also the main street of the municipality. The nearest railway station is in Halmeu , about 8 km away , on the Debrecen – Sighetu Marmației railway line .

Neighboring places

Halmeu	Băbeşti	Turț
Mesteacăn		Gherța Mica
Micula	Dumbrava	Livada

Attractions

Roman Catholic Church, built from 1814 to 1827 in the Baroque style
Reformed church, built around 1745 out of wood, replaced by a stone building in the 1970s
Greek Catholic Church 1868-1903 built the St. George ordained
Perény Castle, approx. 14-16. Century, built in the style of Romanticism , increased after 1848
Donát Chapel

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

Hungary : 55.34%
Romanians : 31.88%
Roma : 9.10%
Germans : 3.56%

67.98% of the population grew up speaking Hungarian as their mother tongue and speaks it primarily, while 31.72% mainly speaks Romanian only .

Personalities

Pál Reizer (1943–2002) was bishop in the diocese of Satu Mare
Jenő Schönberger (* 1959), bishop of the Satu Mare diocese

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
↑ Elek Imre to Turterebesch , accessed on 17 October 2016th
↑ Census in Romania 2002 at edrc.ro

[1] 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)

[2] Elek Imre to Turterebesch , accessed on 17 October 2016th

[3] Census in Romania 2002 at edrc.ro