Petrești, Satu Mare

Commune in Satu Mare, Romania

Petrești Mezőpetri, Petrifeld
Commune
Petrești village
Location in Satu Mare County
47°36′15″N 22°21′50″E / 47.6042°N 22.3639°E / 47.6042; 22.3639
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare
Area	29.45 km² (11.37 sq mi)
Population (2021-12-01)^[1]	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%)

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)