Ardud

Ardud
Town
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Coat of arms of Ardud Coat of arms
Location of Ardud Location of Ardud
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Duma Ovidiu Marius
Population (2002)
• Total	5,889
Ethnicity
• Romanians	59.2%
• Hungarians	18.6%
• Gypsies	16.1%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.ardud.ro/

Ardud (Hungarian: Erdőd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɛrdøːd]; German: Erdeed) is a town situated in Satu Mare County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers five villages: Ardud-Vii (Erdődhegy), Baba Novac (Lajosmajor), Gerăuşa (Oláhgyűrűs'), Mădăras (Nagymadarász) and Sărătura (Sóspuszta).

History

It has a complex political history with periods of Ottoman rule, Habsburg Monarchy, Principality of Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Romania. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it became part of the Kingdom of Hungary within Austria-Hungary.

After break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918/1920, the town became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award it became a part of Hungary between 1940 and 1945. Since then it has been part of Romania.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	6,486	—
2011	5,889	−9.2%
Source: Census data

The 2011 census recorded a total population of 5,889. Of these, 59.2% were Romanians, 18.6% Hungarians, 16.1% Roma and 4.8% Germans. In 2002, 41.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 32.7% Roman Catholic, 13.9% Greek-Catholic, 5.1% Pentecostal, 4.2% Reformed and 2.3% Baptist.

Notable residents

• Here got married Sándor Petőfi to Júlia Szendrey.
• Ardud is the hometown of the Hungarian archbishop, cardinal and statesman, Tamás Bakócz.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Romania

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ardud is twinned with:

• Trevoux (1990)
• La Martyre (1992)
• Szakoly (2004)
• Napkor (2005)
• Veliki Beregi (2005)