Foieni

Fienen (Romanian Foieni, Hungarian Mezőfény ) is a town in north-western Romania.

Position of the settlement

In the northwest borders the municipality of Fienen to Hungary. Neighboring towns on Romanian territory are the city Carei (wholesale Karol ) and the places Urziceni ( Schonthal ) and Sanislău. The distance to the district capital of Satu Mare ( Satu Mare ) is about forty kilometers.

The village is by the river Valea NEAGRA.

Past and present

Even before the colonization with Satu Mare Swabians was at the site a settlement. This was destroyed ( during the Tatar invasions, for example ) several times and in 1700 was uninhabited.

Approximately 1720 reached the first German settlers Fienen.

Population

The 2002 census revealed the following ethnic composition of the population:

  • 55.5 % Hungarians
  • 41.6 % German
  • 2.8% Romanians
  • 0.1 % Ukrainians

Policy

The local council in Fienen consists of 11 councils and sets in 2012 of seven members of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania Romania and four members.

Traffic

The village lies on the coming of Satu Mare National Road DN 19 of Satu Mare. In addition, performs a county road, DJ ' in the six kilometers distant wholesale Karol.

Attractions

  • St. Michael's Church ( Roman Catholic)
  • Mayor's Office

Twin Cities

  • Vállaj, (Hungary )
  • Merk (Hungary )
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