Petrești, Satu Mare

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Satu Mare

|name = Petrești

|other_name = Mezőpetri, Petrifeld

|image_flag =

|image_shield = ROU SM Petresti CoA.PNG

|image_skyline = RO SM Petresti.jpg

|image_caption = Petrești village

|image_map = Petresti jud Satu Mare.png

|map_caption = Location in Satu Mare County

|leader_name = Gheorghe Otto Marchis

|leader_party = FDGR

|leader_term = 2024–2028

|coordinates = {{coord|47.6042|N|22.3639|E|region:RO|display=it}}

|elevation = 138

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 29.45

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 447240

|area_code = (+40) 0261

|website = {{URL|https://www.petresti-sm.ro/}}

}}

Petrești ({{langx|de|Petrifeld}}; {{langx|hu|Mezőpetri}}, Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|'|m|e|z|ő|p|e|t|r|i}}) is a commune of 1,388 inhabitants 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. The Petrești Swabian Museum is a household typical of traditional Swabian architecture.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Demographics

{{Historical populations

|source = Census data

|1880 |1168

|1890 |1283

|1900 |1409

|1910 |1455

|1920 |1518

|1930 |1588

|1941 |1801

|1956 |2641

|1966 |2848

|1977 |2641

|1992 |1929

|2002 |1683

|2011 |1588

|2021 |1388

}}

At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 1,683; of those, 794 (47.17%) were Hungarians, 530 (31.49%) Germans (Sathmar Swabians), 199 (11.82%) Romanians, and 159 (9.44%) Roma.[http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2487 Romanian census data, 2002]; retrieved on March 22, 2010 According to mother tongue, 73% spoke Hungarian as their first language, while 14.31% spoke German and 12.65% of the population spoke Romanian. At the 2011 census, there were 1,588 inhabitants, of which 46.91% were Hungarians, 27.33% Germans, 12.53% Romanians, and 10.52% Roma.{{Cite web |url=http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-20 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194405/http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf |url-status=dead }} At the 2021 census Petrești had a population of 1,388; of those, 39.55% were Germans, 39.05% were Hungarians, 10.66% Romanians, and 5.19% Roma.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}

Administration

The local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.

class="wikitable"

! style="background:#ccc" |

! style="background:#ccc" | Party

! style="background:#ccc" | Seats

! style="background:#ccc" colspan="11" | Current Council

| Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR)

| style="text-align: right" | 11

| {{party color cell|Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania}}

References

{{Gallery

|File:Petresti SM church (1).JPG|Saint Elisabeth Church in Petrești

|File:Mezőpetri, Nepomuki Szent János-kápolna 2023 01.jpg|Saint John of Nepomuk Chapel in Petrești

}}

Category:Communes in Satu Mare County

Category:Hungarian German communities