Ardud

Ardud

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Ardud ( , Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) is a town situated in Satu Mare County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers five villages: Ardud-Vii ( ), Baba Novac ( ), Gerăușa ( ), Mădăras ( ), and Sărătura ( ).

History

The town has a complex history, having in different periods been part the Kingdom of Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Habsburg monarchy, and the Kingdom of Romania. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I, and the declaration of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, the Romanian Army took control of Ardud in April 1919, during the Hungarian–Romanian War. The city officially became part of the territory ceded to the Kingdom of Romania in June 1920 under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon. In August 1940, under the auspices of Nazi Germany, which imposed the Second Vienna Award, Hungary retook the territory of Northern Transylvania (which included Ardud) from Romania. Towards the end of World War II, however, the city was taken back from Hungarian and German troops by Romanian and Soviet forces in October 1944.

Demographics

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. At the 2021 census, Ardud had a population of 6,124; of those, 61.17% were Romanians, 14.12% Hungarians, 8.23% Roma, and 2.38% Germans.

Notable residents

Tamás Bakócz (b. in Ardud 1442 – d. 1521), cardinal and leading statesman of the Kingdom of Hungary

In popular culture

The 2022 drama film Sparta was filmed in Germany, Austria, and Romania. Filming in Romania took place in the winter of 2018–2019 and the summer of 2019, the primary location being the village of Baba Novac in Ardud.

Twin towns

Ardud is twinned with: Trevoux (1990) La Martyre (1992) Szakoly (2004) Napkor (2005) Velyki Berehy (2005)

References

Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374692214 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.