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Brief History
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Due to the economic and commercial benefits it began to receive in the13th century, Satu Mare became an important centre for craft guilds. Inthe 18th century, intense urbanization began; several buildings survivefrom that period, including the old city hall, the inn, a barracks, theGreek Catholic church and the Reformed church.
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In 1918, as a result of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, Satu Mareceased to be part of Austria-Hungary and joined the Kingdom of Romania. It underwent important economic and socio-cultural changes. The city's large companies (the Unio wagon factory, the Princz Factory,the Ardeleana textile enterprise, the Freund petroleum refinery, thebrick factory and the furniture factory) prospered in this period, and thecity invested heavily in communication lines, schools, hospitals, publicworks and public parks.
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In 1940, the Second Vienna Award gave Northern Transylvania, includingSatu Mare, to Hungary, leading to dramatic changes in the socio-political and economic life of the city, such as the extermination of itsconsiderable Jewish population as part of the Holocaust. In October1944, the city was retaken. Soon afterwards, a Communist regime cameto power, lasting until the 1989 revolution
 
People
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At the All-Romanian Census conducted on May 31, 2002, the population of Satu Mare was 115,142.[16] The historic changes in population isshown in the side table. According to the 2002 census, the city's ethnicbreakdown is structured into 16 major ethnic groups. Romaniansconstitute the largest ethnic group in Satu Mare, and they account for64,249 people, or 57.9% of the population. Hungarians comprise 45,251(39.3%), German 1,382 (1.2%), Roma 1,105 (0.96%), Swabians 487(0.4%), Ukrainians 271 (0.24%) and others (including Jews, Italians,Chinese, Serbian, Russians, Slovak, Székely, Saşi, Turks and Ruthenians)234 (0.2%)
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As of 2007, Satu Mare has an estimated population of 113,668, with aRomanian majority and a significant Hungarian minority.
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 The city day is May 14, which commemorates
the devastating floods that affected the city in
1970, although it is also a day of rebirth.
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