Brief History

• Due to the economic and commercial benefits it began to receive in the

13th century, Satu Mare became an important centre for craft guilds. In
the 18th century, intense urbanization began; several buildings survive
from that period, including the old city hall, the inn, a barracks, the
Greek Catholic church and the Reformed church.
• In 1918, as a result of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, Satu Mare
ceased to be part of Austria-Hungary and joined the Kingdom of
Romania. It underwent important economic and socio-cultural changes.
The city's large companies (the Unio wagon factory, the Princz Factory,
the Ardeleana textile enterprise, the Freund petroleum refinery, the
brick factory and the furniture factory) prospered in this period, and the
city invested heavily in communication lines, schools, hospitals, public
works and public parks.
• In 1940, the Second Vienna Award gave Northern Transylvania, including
Satu Mare, to Hungary, leading to dramatic changes in the socio-
political and economic life of the city, such as the extermination of its
considerable Jewish population as part of the Holocaust. In October
1944, the city was retaken. Soon afterwards, a Communist regime came
to power, lasting until the 1989 revolution
 People
• At the All-Romanian Census conducted on May 31, 2002, the population of
Satu Mare was 115,142.[16] The historic changes in population is
shown in the side table. According to the 2002 census, the city's ethnic
breakdown is structured into 16 major ethnic groups. Romanians
constitute the largest ethnic group in Satu Mare, and they account for
64,249 people, or 57.9% of the population. Hungarians comprise 45,251
(39.3%), German 1,382 (1.2%), Roma 1,105 (0.96%), Swabians 487
(0.4%), Ukrainians 271 (0.24%) and others (including Jews, Italians,
Chinese, Serbian, Russians, Slovak, Székely, Saşi, Turks and Ruthenians)
234 (0.2%)
• As of 2007, Satu Mare has an estimated population of 113,668, with a
Romanian majority and a significant Hungarian minority.
• The city day is May 14, which commemorates
the devastating floods that affected the city in

1970, although it is also a day of rebirth.

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 Tourism
• Some of the most beautiful buildings
of Romania are in Satu Mare
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Firemen's Tower
Fire m e n 's To w e r ( R o m a n ia n : Tu rn u l
Po m p ie rilo r) is a 4 7 m h ig h to w e r in
S a tu M a re , R o m a n ia b u ilt in 1 9 0 4 a t
th e re co m m e n d a tio n o f b ish o p G yu la
M e szlé n yi. T h e a rch ite ct o f th e to w e r
w a s Fe re n cz D ittle r a n d th e b u ild e r
Lu d o vic V a jn a i.

T h e to w e r w a s u se d , b e ca u se o f its
h ig h , a s a fire sp o tte r b y th e fire m e n .
To d a y th e to w e r is a to u rist a ttra ctio n
visite d b y a ro u n d 1 0 0 visito rs p e r d a y
Dacia Hotel

D a cia H o te l is a th re e sta r h o te l in S a tu M a re ,
R o m a n ia . T h e S e ce ssio n style h o te l, o n e o f
th e fe w b u ilt in Tra n sylva n ia , w a s b u ilt o ve r
th e o ld city h a ll b u ild in g w h ich d a te d fro m
1768 - 1772.
T h e h o te l h a s a ro u n d 5 0 ro o m s, p a rt o f it
b e in g o ccu p ie d b y th e S a tu M a re S ta te
P h ilh a rm o n ic .
 Decebal Street Synagogue
T h e S a tu M a re S yn a g o g u e o r D e ce b a l
S tre e t S yn a g o g u e lo ca te d in S a tu
M a re , R o m a n ia , w a s b u ilt in M o o rish
style a t th e b e g in n in g o f th e 1 9 th
ce n tu ry. It h a s a trip a rtite fa ca d e ,
w ith th e p ra ye r h o u se a n d th e te m p le
b e sid e th e fa ca d e .
Administrative Palace
Fro m th e to p o f th e b u ild in g , a lm o st th e
e n tire S a tu M a re C o u n ty is visib le , a n d o n e
ca n se e a ll th e w a y to H u n g a ry. T h e h isto ry
o f th e b u ild in g sta rts in th e 1 9 6 0 s, w h e n
S a tu M a re e xp e rie n ce d a p e rio d o f
in fra stru ctu re d e ve lo p m e n t u n d e r th e
co m m u n ist re g im e . The R o m a n ia n
C o m m u n ist Pa rty w a n te d to b u ild a n e w city
ce n te r w ith a b u ild in g th a t w o u ld b e a n e w
la n d m a rk fo r th e city. T h u s, in 1 9 7 2 ,
co n stru ctio n o f th e b u ild in g b e g a n , th e m a in
a rch ite ct b e in g N ico la e Po ru m b e scu o f Ia ş i,
a ssiste d b y Lu d o vic G yü re o f S a tu M a re .
T h e b u ild in g w a s co m p le te d in 1 9 8 4 ; th e re
w e re o ve r 1 , 0 0 0 w o rke rs e m p lo ye d o n th e
p ro je ct.
T h e b u ild in g h a s th re e sm a lle r to w e rs a n d
o n e b ig m a in to w e r. T h e th re e sm a ll to w e rs
re p re se n t th e th re e e th n ic g ro u p s p re se n t in
S a tu M a re C o u n ty: R o m a n ia n s, G e rm a n s a n d
H u n g a ria n s, w h ile th e m a in to w e r
re p re se n ts th e b o n d b e tw e e n th e se th re e
e th n ic g ro u p s.
 Chain Church
T h e C h a in s C h u rch ( R o m a n ia n :
B ise rica cu la n ţu ri; H u n g a ria n :
Lá n co s-te m p lo m ), a R e fo rm e d
ch u rch in S a tu M a re , R o m a n ia , is
o n e o f th e o ld e st ch u rch e s in th e
city.
Lo ca te d o n P ăcii S q u a re , it w a s b u ilt
b a se d o n th e p la n s o f Pre in lich
S ig ism u n d , a n e n g in e e r, b e tw e e n
1 7 9 3 a n d 1 8 0 2 . T h e ch u rch h a s a
va lu a b le co lle ctio n o f p la te s, d isks
a n d g la sse s d a tin g fro m 1 6 5 7 -1 6 7 9 ,
a s w e ll a s th e o ld e st b e ll in S a tu
M a re , d a tin g to 1 6 3 3 .
T h e fu rn itu re in sid e th e ch u rch w a s
m a d e b e tw e e n 1 7 9 9 -1 8 0 7 , fro m
o a k , b y a m a ste r cra ftsm a n n a m e d
Frits Io sif.
Our High school
 Mihai Eminescu National
College
M ih a i E m in e scu N a tio n a l
C o lle g e ( R o m a n ia n : C o le g iu l
N a ţio n a l M ih a i E m in e scu ) is
a p u b lic d a y h ig h sch o o l fo r
stu d e n ts a g e d 1 0 to 1 8 ,
e sta b lish e d in 1 6 3 4 , a n d
lo ca te d in S a tu M a re ,
R o m a n ia .
T h e sch o o l is n a m e d a fte r
th e g re a t R o m a n ia n p o e t
M ih a i E m in e scu , b e in g th e
first h ig h sch o o l in
Tra n sylva n ia b e a rin g th e
n a m e o f th e p o e t. T h e M ih a i
E m in e scu N a tio n a l C o lle g e
is o n e o f th e o n ly fo u r
n a tio n a l co lle g e s lo ca te d in
S a tu M a re a lo n g sid e Io a n
S la vici, K ö lcse y Fe re n c a n d
D o a m n a S ta n ca .
 History
T h e h ig h sch o o l w a s e sta b lish e d in 1 6 3 4 w h e n Je su its re ce ive d a p p ro va l
to o p e n a co lle g e in S a tu M a re . T h e n e w in stitu tio n w a s su p p o rte d b y
a n a ct issu e d in 1 6 3 9 in V ie n n a b y H o ly R o m a n E m p e ro r Fe rd in a n d III. It
o p e ra te d w ith fe w exce p tio n s u n til 1 8 0 4 w h e n a d e cre e w a s g ive n b y
th e H o ly R o m a n E m p e ro r Fra n cis I th a t sta te s th e co lle g e w ill b e
su p p o rte d th ro u g h sta te fu n d s . A lso in 1 8 0 4 th e sch o o l e sta b lish e d a
b ish o p co lle g e in 1 8 5 0 w h ich la te r m e rg e d w ith th e g ym n a siu m . B a se d
o n a n e n e rg e tic a p p ro a ch o f th e R o m a n C a th o lic B ish o p th e g ym n a siu m
w a s ta ke n o ve r b y th e sta te in 1 8 6 3 a n d d e cre e d a ro ya l C a th o lic
se co n d a ry sch o o l – g ym n a siu m re g im e .
A lth o u g h th is sch o o l ta u g h t yo u n g stu d e n ts b e lo n g in g to a ll e th n ic
g ro u p s in th is la n d , it is n o te w o rth y th a t th e m a jo rity o f stu d e n ts h a ve
a lw a ys b e e n R o m a n ia n s. T h e te a ch in g la n g u a g e h a s b e e n ch a n g e d in
th e e vo lu tio n o f th e co lle g e , fro m La tin to H u n g a ria n a n d th e n to
G e rm a n a n d fin a lly to R o m a n ia n . C e n tu rie s o f in ju stice su ffe re d b y th e
R o m a n ia n s w e re re p a ire d sin ce Ju ly 1 5 1 9 1 9 w h e n th e M ih a i E m in e scu
h ig h sch o o l w a s fo u n d e d , th e first in stitu tio n o f se co n d a ry e d u ca tio n
w ith R o m a n ia n la n g u a g e te a ch in g in th e to w n o f S a tu M a re .
Now…
T h e sch o o l h a s 2 8 h ig h
sch o o l cla sse s and 4
se co n d a ry sch o o l cla sse s.
T h e cla sse s h a ve d iffe re n t
sp e cia liza tio n s:
m a th e m a tics a n d scie n ce ,
n a tu ra l scie n ce s, so cia l
scie n ce s and m o d e rn
la n g u a g e s. S o m e cla sse s a re
b ilin g u a lly sp e cia lize d :
E n g lish a n d Fre n ch , a n d
o th e rs a re in in te n sive
le a rn in g scie n ce .
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