Negrești-Oaș
Town in Satu Mare, Romania
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Negrești-Oaș (Romanian pronunciation: [neˌɡreʃtʲ ˈo̯aʃ]; Hungarian: Avasfelsőfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒvɒʃfɛlʃøːfɒlu]) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of Satu Mare. Two villages, Luna (Lunaforrás) and Tur (Túrvékonya), are administered by the town. The town is the capital of the Țara Oașului ethnocultural region.[3]
Negrești-Oaș | |
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Lechința Wooden Church, Oaș Country Museum | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Satu Mare County | |
  Negrești-Oaș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′10″N 23°25′27″E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Satu Mare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Aurelia Fedorca[1] (PSD) |
Area | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 14,616 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 445200 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 61 |
| Vehicle reg. | SM |
| Website | www |
Geography
Negrești-Oaș is situated at an altitude of 223 m (732 ft), on the banks of the Tur River. It is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the border with Maramureș County, near the Ukrainian border. The town lies at a distance of 50 km (31 mi) east of the county seat, Satu Mare, and about the same distance north of Baia Mare and southwest of Sighetu Marmației.
The town is traversed by national road DN19, which starts in Oradea, runs through Carei, Satu Mare, and Negrești-Oaș, then crosses the Inner Eastern Carpathians at the Huta Pass, and ends in Sighetu Marmației.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2,771 | — |
| 1890 | 3,260 | +17.6% |
| 1900 | 3,580 | +9.8% |
| 1910 | 4,217 | +17.8% |
| 1920 | 3,554 | −15.7% |
| 1930 | 5,290 | +48.8% |
| 1941 | 5,912 | +11.8% |
| 1956 | 7,348 | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 9,311 | +26.7% |
| 1977 | 12,387 | +33.0% |
| 1992 | 16,648 | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 16,356 | −1.8% |
| 2011 | 11,867 | −27.4% |
| 2021 | 14,616 | +23.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, Negrești-Oaș had a population of 14,616.[4] At the 2011 census, there were 11,867 people living within the town; of those, 95% were ethnic Romanians, while 2.9% were ethnic Hungarians and 1.9% Roma. Furthermore, 72.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 12.6% Jehovah's Witnesses, 4.5% Pentecostal, 3.7% Roman Catholic, 3.4% Greek-Catholic, and 1.6% Reformed.[5]
Natives
- Stelian Baltă, entrepreneur and tech investor
- Oana Gregory (born 1996), actress
- Mihai Ștețca (born 1981), footballer
Gallery
Local boys in traditional costume
The river Tur in Negrești-Oaș near its source
