Satulung
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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Maramureș
|name = Satulung
|subdivisions = Arieșu de Pădure, Fersig, Finteușu Mic, Hideaga, Mogoșești, Pribilești, Satulung
|image_flag =
|image_shield = Stema-primaria-satulung.png
|image_skyline = Kővárhosszúfalu - Teleki-kastély.jpg
|image_caption = Teleki Castle in Satulung
|image_location =
|image_map = Satulung jud Maramures.jpg
|map_caption = Location in Maramureș County
|established_date =
|leader_name = Bujorel-Vasile Mureșan{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=14 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = CMM
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|47|34|N|23|26|E|region:RO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
|elevation = 165
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 68.50
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 437270
|area_code = +40 x59
|website = {{URL|https://primariasatulung.ro/}}
}}
Satulung (Hungarian: Kővárhosszúfalu; German: Langendorf) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. Its name, translated in English, means "the long village". It is composed of seven villages: Arieșu de Pădure (Erdőaranyos), Fersig (Fehérszék), Finteușu Mic (Kisfentős), Hideaga (Pusztahidegkút), Mogoșești (Magosfalu), Pribilești (Pribékfalva), and Satulung.
Geography
The commune belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. It is located in the southwestern part of the Maramureș County, {{cvt|17|km}} from the county seat, Baia Mare. The river Arieș flows through Arieșu de Pădure village.
The Fersig train station serves the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with Baia Mare and Satu Mare.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the population of Satulung was 6,376, of which 67.14% were ethnic Romanians and 23.35% 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}} At the 2011 census, the population of the commune was 5,837, more than at the previous census in 2002, when 5,409 inhabitants were registered.{{cite web|url=http://www.kia.hu/konyvtar/erdely/erd2002/etnii2002.zip|title=Recensământul Populației și al Locuințelor 2002 - populația unităților administrative pe etnii|publisher=Kulturális Innovációs Alapítvány (KIA.hu - Fundația Culturală pentru Inovație)|accessdate=2013-08-06}} The majority were ethnic Romanians (75.07%); the main minorities were the Roma people (19.86%) and the Hungarians (1.59%); for 3.41% of the population, ethnicity was not known.Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului din 2011: {{Cite web|url=http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_13.xls|title=Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune|publisher=Institutul Național de Statistică din România|accessdate=2013-08-05|date=July 2013}}
People
- Daniel Boldor, businessman from Baia Mare, was born in Fersig
- Blanka Teleki (1806–1862), who founded a school, was born in Satulung[http://www.teleki-xi-bp.sulinet.hu/telekiblanka.html Teleki Blanka] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204070912/http://www.teleki-xi-bp.sulinet.hu/telekiblanka.html |date=2016-02-04 }}, Sulinet.hu, retrieved 18 July 2015