Șomcuta Mare
Somcuta Mare [ ʃomkuta mare ] ( German Great Horn, Hungarian Nagysomkút ) is a town in Maramureş County in Romania.
Location
Somcuta Mare is located in the region of Satu Mare in the valley of the river Barsau, a right tributary of the Someş. The county town Baia Mare is located about 20 km north.
History
1358 was the place - the then part of the Kingdom of Hungary - first mentioned. He first belonged to the reign of the castle Kovar (Romanian Chioar ) in Berkeszpataka (Romanian Berchezoaia ). 1566 the rule Kovar was divided; Somcuta Mare was a suburban aristocracy, which included 14 villages. At the end of the 17th century, the city came to Austria - Hungary. The importance of Somcuta Mare grew after the destruction of the castle Kovar 1718 as a result of Kuruzenkrieges. Already in 1784 to have been founded a Romanian school. End of the 19th century were weekly markets are held; it opened some banks. Somcuta Mare became the seat of a chair district in the Hungarian county of Satu Mare. After the end of the First World War, the city came to Romania; on a modest scale to industrial enterprises settled.
2004 Somcuta Mare was declared a city. Today, agriculture and forestry, as well as the marbles are the main industries.
Population
1850 lived on the territory of the present town of 4,420 people, including 941 in Somcuta Mare and 3,479 in today's incorporated towns. 4,103 thereof described themselves as Romanians, 180 as Jews, Roma and 80 as 57 as Hungary. In 1920, the proportion of Jews was about 13%. 1977 was found to be 8,502, the maximum population. As of the 2002 census, 7,708 inhabitants were registered, of which 3,693 in Somcuta Mare and 4015 in several incorporated villages. 6,810 were Romanians, 722 Roma and 167 Hungary.
Traffic
Somcuta Mare has today no railway connection. The narrow-gauge railway direction Ardusat was set at the beginning of the 1970s. There are regular bus services to Baia Mare.
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church ( 1896). Altarpiece by Miklos Barabas.
- Wooden churches in the districts Vălenii Şomcutei (17th century), Buteasa (1800) and Codrus Butesii (19th Century )
- Park ( mid 19th century )
- Nature Reserve Pădurea Fersig
- Cave at Vălenii Şomcutei
Wooden church in Codrus Butesii
Wooden church in Vălenii Şomcutei