Petrești, Satu Mare

Petrești

Mezőpetri, Petrifeld
Petrești Mezőpetri, Petrifeld
Commune
	Petrești village
	Location in Satu Mare County
	Petrești Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 47°36′15″N 22°21′50″E / 47.6042°N 22.3639°E
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Gheorghe Otto Marchis (FDGR)
Area	29.45 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Population (2021-12-01)	1,388
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SM

Petrești (German: Petrifeld; Hungarian: Mezőpetri, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːpɛtri]) 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):^[2]

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):^[3]

Total: 1,572

Hungarians: 749 (47.65%)
Romanians: 199 (12.66%)
Germans (Sathmar Swabians): 437 (27.80%)
Romanies (Gypsies): 171 (10.88%)

Administration

The current local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.

	Party	Seats	Current Council
	Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR)	11

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

[2] Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e Satu Mare County, Romania
Cities	Satu Mare (county seat) Carei
Towns	Ardud Livada Negrești-Oaș Tășnad
Communes	Acâș Agriș Andrid Apa Bârsău Bătarci Beltiug Berveni Bixad Bogdand Botiz Călinești-Oaș Cămărzana Cămin Căpleni Căuaș Cehal Certeze Ciumești Craidorolț Crucișor Culciu Doba Dorolț Foieni Gherța Mică Halmeu Hodod Homoroade Lazuri Medieșu Aurit Micula Moftin Odoreu Orașu Nou Păulești Petrești Pir Pișcolt Pomi Porumbești Racșa Săcășeni Sanislău Santău Săuca Socond Supur Tarna Mare Târșolț Terebești Tiream Turț Turulung Urziceni Valea Vinului Vama Vetiș Viile Satu Mare