Carei (Romania, Satu Mare)

by István Molnár, 15 October 2001

• Overview
• Historical flag

See also:

• Romania
• Subdivisions of Romania

Overview

Municipiul Carei - Nagykároly Megyei Jogú Város

Carei (in Hungarian Nagykároly) is a city in Satu Mare (in Hungarian Szatmár) County of Romania. The municipality contains two settlements: City of Carei / Nagykároly and Ianculeşti village. The town has got 25.911 inhabitants (53,4% Hungarians, 1992 census). Neighbouring communities are: Capleni / Kaplony, Urziceni / Csanálos, Foieni / Mezofény, Sanislău / Szaniszló, Petreşti / Mezőpetri, Tiream, Cauaş / Érkávás and Moftin / Majtény communities.

The first mention of the settlement is from 1335 as a borough of the Károlyi Family. The town was in Szatmár County of the Kingdom of Hungary. 1605-1606, 1621-1629 and 1645-1648 the settlement was part of the Principality of Transylvania. In 1910 the settlement was a town in Szatmár (in Romanian Satumare) County of the Kingdom of Hungary. Inhabitants in 1910: 16.078; 15.772 (98,1%) Hungarian, 216 (1,3%) Rumanian and 90 (0,6%) other by mother tongue, 5.932 (36,9%) Roman Catholic, 3.893 (24,2%) Greek Catholic, 3.500.(21,8%) Calvinist, 2.491 (15,5%) Jew,  230 (1,4%) Lutheran and 32 (0,2%) other by religion. From 1919/1920 (Romanian occupation / Treaty of Trianon) to 1940 (Second Decision in Vienna) part of the Kingdom of Romania (1925-1940 in Salăj County). 1940-1944 part of Hungary. The Treaty of Paris reallocated it to Romania.The settlement was a town 1952-1960 in Baia Mare Region, 1960-1968 in Maramureş Region and from 1968 is in Satu Mare County.

The settlement is the birthplace of some Hungarian celebrities: Bibletranslator Gáspár Károli (1529-1591), historian Ignác Acsády (1845-1906), writer József Gaál (1811-1866), writer Margit Kaffka (1880-1918)
István Molnár, 14 December 2000

Last week I was in Carei and I have seen the flag of the city:  red-blue 2:3
István Molnár, 15 October 2001

by István Molnár, 14 December 2000

White and blue horizontal diband
António Martins, 27 February 2001

This flag appears at Dr. Széll Sándor: Városaink neve, címere és lobogója (1941) as "Nagykároly, Szatmár Co.".
István Molnár, 14 December 2000