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| Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ardud | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Satu Mare County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Duma Ovidiu Marius |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,889 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Romanians | 59.2% |
| • Hungarians | 18.6% |
| • Gypsies | 16.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | http://www.ardud.ro/ |
Ardud (Template:Lang-hu, Hungarian pronunciation: ; Template:Lang-de) is a town situated in Satu Mare County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers five villages: Ardud-Vii (Erdődhegy), Baba Novac (Lajosmajor), Gerăuşa (Oláhgyűrűs'), Mădăras (Nagymadarász) and Sărătura (Sóspuszta).
History
It has a complex political history with periods of Ottoman rule, Habsburg Monarchy, Principality of Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Romania. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it became part of the Kingdom of Hungary within Austria-Hungary.
After break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918/1920, the town became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award it became a part of Hungary between 1940 and 1945. Since then it has been part of Romania.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2002 | 6,486 | — |
| 2011 | 5,889 | −9.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The 2011 census recorded a total population of 5,889. Of these, 59.2% were Romanians, 18.6% Hungarians, 16.1% Roma and 4.8% Germans. In 2002, 41.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 32.7% Roman Catholic, 13.9% Greek-Catholic, 5.1% Pentecostal, 4.2% Reformed and 2.3% Baptist.
Notable residents
- Here got married Sándor Petőfi to Júlia Szendrey.
- Ardud is the hometown of the Hungarian archbishop, cardinal and statesman, Tamás Bakócz.
International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in RomaniaTwin towns — Sister cities
Ardud is twinned with:
Trevoux (1990)- La Martyre (1992)
Szakoly (2004)- Napkor (2005)
Veliki Beregi (2005)
References
- ^ 2011 Romanian census data
- Romanian Government Department of Interethnic Relations Template:Ro icon
47°38′N 22°53′E / 47.633°N 22.883°E / 47.633; 22.883
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