Satu Mare City
Location:
Satu Mare, the capital of Satu Mare County is situated in the north-west part of Romania, in the north-west part of the county.
Area/Surface:
150.30 km²
Population:
93.000 people
Calling code:
+4 0261 or 0361
How to get here:
By car:
North-West entry: follow the European road E49 (DN19a) from Hungary.
South-West entry: follow the European road E671 (DN79/19) from Timișoara – Arad – Salonta – Oradea – Carei.
South entry: follow the European road E81 (DN1f/19a) from Constanța – Bucharest – Pitești – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Sibiu – Sebeș – Alba Iulia – Turda – Cluj Napoca – Zalău – Sărmășag.
North-East entry: follow the European road E81 (DN1c/19) from Ukraine.
Many coach/bus companies have daily courses towards and from Satu Mare, so the access in the city is very easy.
By train:
Satu Mare City is a regional railway junction of Romania and the main railway routes from here are:
Satu Mare – Carei – Tășnad – Zalău – Jibou
Cluj Napoca – Gherla – Dej – Jibou – Zalău – Sărmășag – Tășnad – Carei – Satu Mare
Carei – Satu Mare
Satu Mare – Carei – Valea lui Mihai – Oradea
Valea lui Mihai – Carei – Satu Mare – Baia Mare
Satu Mare – Oradea – Cluj Napoca – Câmpia Turzii – Sighișoara – Brașov – Ploiești – Bucharest
Satu Mare – Baia Mare – Dej – Beclean – Gheorghieni – Miercurea Ciuc – Sfântu Gheorghe – Brașov – Ploiești – Bucharest
Baia Mare – Satu Mare – Oradea – Salonta – Arad – Timișoara and others.
By plane:
Satu Mare City has an international airport, known as Satu Mare International Airport but unfortunately even if worked as an international airport, today it has flights only towards Romania’s capital, Bucharest. But those who want to come here from Europe of from other parts of the world can choose “Avram Iancu” International Airport from Cluj Napoca (170 km) with daily or weekly flights towards or from national and international destinations.
Foundation year:
1150 under Zothmar name
When to go:
The best period to visit Satu Mare City is between March and October-November. The hot weather with many sunny days and a low traffic (during summer) are the main factors to attract tourists in this period. There is the possibility that in spring and autumn to be days with a high rainfall, but the temperature increases starting from March-April, reaching the maximum during summer.
Satu Mare City
Relief, climate and rivers from Satu Mare City:
Satu Mare City is situated in the north part of Crisana historic region, actually at the intersection between Crisana and Maramures very close to Oas Country. It is situated in a low relief area from the West Plain represented here by Somes Plain and this low area is Somes River’s Meadow where the city was built and the average of the altitude is 130 m height. The climate is temperate-continental moderate with influences coming from north during winter, broader than in other areas of the country. Summers are hot and long and winters cold and long as well. The annual average of the temperature is 9-10° C. Satu Mare City is crossed by Somes River and by Sar and Homorod brooks and there are no nearby lakes.
History and name of Satu Mare City:
Satu Mare City’s name has a long history coming from the Roman Castrum Zotmar, representing a defending Roman citadel from the 10th century. However, the first name given to the city is Zothmar, a name which appeared for the first time in the official documents in 1150 and later the city got the name Satmar.
Satu Mare City place’s history is long and interesting as well as its name, with long periods of foreign domination, being for a long time under Austro-Hungarian Empire rule. In 1247 it became the Hungarian king’s residence and later was occupied by Ottoman and Habsburg empires. In the last centuries the city was extended and many historic buildings were built which give today a gorgeous aspect to the city. By the beginning of the industry development and by the end of the 2nd World War, Satu Mare City’s modernization is more and more visible and today tourists can see how the history perfectly combines with the present.
Tourism, tourist attractions and objectives:
Because historically is a gorgeous city, Satu Mare is also a very important commercial and also a cultural center. Museums, cultural houses, theaters, art galleries, parks and plazas/markets, monuments and statues are all there to enrich the cultural life you can enjoy. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Touristically more important and maybe more interesting than the city itself, is the beautiful Oas Country with its special history, with its rich ethnography and folk art elements and with its annual festivals which attract tens of thousands of tourists.
To visit Satu Mare’s main center with the tourist attractions and objectives, come and stay here at least 2-3 days. To visit and enjoy these wonderful landscapes and Oas Coutry’s ethnography, make a tour by car for a few days starting from Satu Mare City and stop at least one day in Negresti-Oas, the biggest city from this dreamland. Visit Satu Mare City!
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Satu Mare Tourist Objectives
Museums:
County Museum (History and Ethnography)
County Museum (Art)
Archaeology and Natural Sciences Museum
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Memorial Houses:
“Vasile Lucaciu” Memorial house
“Aurel Popp” Workshop Memorial house
“Erdõs Imre Pál” Workshop Memorial house
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Theaters, operas and other buildings of cultural and musical interest:
North Theatre
“Brighella” Puppets Theatre
“Dinu Lipatti” Philarmonic Orchestra
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Castles, citadels and old buildings:
Dacia Hotel Building
Firemen Tower
Shoemakers Craft Building
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Churches and monasteries:
“Lord’s Ascension” Roman-Catholic Cathedral
“Saint Archangels Mihai and Gabriel” Greek-Catholic Cathedral
“The Assumption of the Holy Virgin” Orthodox Cathedral
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Palaces, monuments and statues:
Roman-Catholic Episcopal Palace
Vecsey Palace
Romanian Soldier Monument
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Parks and Markets/Plazas:
Liberty Plaza
Central Park
Nicolae Titulescu Plaza
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Other tourist objectives and attractions:
Satu Mare Swimming-Pool
“Someș” Leisure Complex
Oaș Country
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