Urziceni, Satu Mare

Urziceni
Csanálos, Schinal
Commune
Commune limit sign
Commune limit sign
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Urziceni is located in Romania
Urziceni
Urziceni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°44′N 22°24′E / 47.733°N 22.400°E / 47.733; 22.400
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028) Tiberiu Schupler[1] (UDMR)
Area
32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,407
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
447340
Area code(+40) 02 61
Vehicle reg.SM
Websitecomunaurziceni.ro

Urziceni (Hungarian: Csanálos, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtʃɒnaːloʃ]; German: Schinal or Schönthal) is a commune in Satu Mare County, Romania, right on the Hungarian border. It is composed of two villages, Urziceni and Urziceni-Pădure (Csanáloserdő).

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 Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) 6            
  Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR) 3            

Geography

The commune is located in the western part of the county, at a distance of 8 km (5.0 mi) from Carei and 44 km (27 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare. The Urziceni Forest (Pădurea Urziceni) is a 40 ha (99 acres) nature reserve located on the territory of the commune.[3]

Demographics

The population was 1,509 in 2002; 68.1% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 22.5% were Germans, and 9.3% were ethnic Romanians. 86.8% were Roman Catholic, 5.6% were Greek-Catholic, 4.2% were Romanian Orthodox, and 3.0% were Reformed. At the 2021 census, the population of Urziceni was 1,407, of which 71.22% were Hungarians, 15.28% were Germans, 8.81% ethnic Romanians, and 1.42% Roma.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 1,162—    
1890 1,201+3.4%
1900 1,439+19.8%
1910 1,748+21.5%
1920 1,790+2.4%
1930 1,888+5.5%
1941 1,987+5.2%
1956 2,076+4.5%
1966 2,019−2.7%
1977 1,836−9.1%
1992 1,607−12.5%
2002 1,509−6.1%
2011 1,447−4.1%
2021 1,407−2.8%
Source: INS, Census data

History

Historically, the commune was mainly inhabited by Roman Catholic Germans (Donauschwaben or Danube Swabians) who were brought in by the Hungarian ruler of the land, count Alexander Károlyi, to populate the area that had been deserted as a result of a series of wars and epidemics. The process began in 1711 when the first wave of settlers arrived from present-day Baden-Württemberg, just north of Lake Constance. During the 20th century they gave up the usage of the German language in favour of Hungarian. Since the 1980s, the population has dwindled significantly due to emigration to West Germany, especially before the fall of the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, but also in the 1990s, mainly for economic reasons.

Natives

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Pădurea Urziceni". www.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.


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