Beltiug
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Beltiug (; or Béltek) is a commune of 3,228 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Crasna River south of Ardud, 35 km south of the county seat, Satu Mare, along the main road E81. It is today one of the most important cultural centres of the Sathmar Swabian community.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- commune
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Satu Mare
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Satu Mare County
- Romanian subdivision.name
- Beltiug
- Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
- Krasznabeltek katolikus templom.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_caption
- The Roman Catholic Church of Beltiug, built in 1862 from the donation of Alajos Károlyi
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Beltiug jud Satu Mare.png
- Romanian subdivision.established_date
- Settled before 1216Incorporated: 1462
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- János Bartók Gurzau
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PNL
- Romanian subdivision.term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.area_total_km2
- 117.03
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Romania
- Official name
- Beltiug
- Country
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Located in
- Satu Mare County
- Capital
- Beltiug
- Population
- 3021
- Area
- 117.030000
- Elevation
- 138
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Official website
- www.comunabeltiug.ro
- Image
- Biserica de lemn din Bolda.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- native label
- Bildegg
- phone number
- +40-261870071
- contains settlement
- Șandra
- postal code
- 447040
- street address
- Com. Beltiug, Str. Principală, nr. 357, cod postal 447040
- population by native language
- 1547
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- Commons category
- Beltiug commune, Satu Mare
- historical region
- Transylvania
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Swabian town
- Administration
- Population
- Notable residents
- Villages
- Giungi
- References
- External links
Beltiug (; or Béltek) is a commune of 3,228 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Crasna River south of Ardud, 35 km south of the county seat, Satu Mare, along the main road E81. It is today one of the most important cultural centres of the Sathmar Swabian community.
==History== ===Middle Ages=== Beltiug (Béltek) has a history of several centuries. In 1086, according to the legends, King Saint László camped at this place when he fought against the Pechenegs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beltiug” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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