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Message 12157
From: Molnár István <molnarok@c...>
Date: Fri Dec 15, 2000 10:26pm
Subject: Salonta, Bihor
Co., Romania
Official name in Rumanian: Oraşul
Salonta
In Hungarian: Nagyszalonta város
Salonta (in Hungarian Nagyszalonta) is a town in Bihor (in Hungarian Bihar) County of Romania close to the Hungarian border. The commune contains only the town. The town has got 20.660 inhabitants (61,1% Hungarians, 1992 census). Neighbouring communities are: Chiumeghiu / Illye, Batăr, Tulca and Mădăraş communities in Romania, Geszt, Mezőgyán, Újszalonta (before 1920 part of the town), Méhkerék / Micherechi and Kötegyán villages in Hungary.
The first mention of the settlement
is from 1332 when it was a parish. Salonta was part of the Bihar County
of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1556. 1556-1598 (with Bihar Co.) was part
of the semi-independent Principality of Transylvania. 1598-1606 its destroyed
and devastated (by Turks) territory was part of Hungary ruled by the Habsburgs.
After the Bocskai's Uprising the
settlemet resettled with Hajdus
(free soldiers) by Prince Bocskai and became a Free Hajdu Town in Bihar
County of the Principality of Transylvania. In 1658 devastated by Turks
1660-1691 its territory was part of the Timishwar Vilayet of the Osman
Empire. The settlement was resettled in 1698. 1699-1850 and 1861-1919
in Bihar County, 1850-1861 part of South Bihar county.
The settlement in 1910 is a 'large
village' in the Nagyszalonta district of Bihar (in Rumanian Bihor) County
of the Kingdom of Hungary. Inhabitants in 1910: 15.943; 15.206 (95,4%)
Hungarian, 650 (4,1%) Rumanian and 87 (0,5%) other by mother tongue, 12.409
(77,8%) Calvinist, 1.273 (8,0%) Roman Catholic, 1.082 (6,8%) Greek Orthodox,
843 (5,3%) Jew and 336 (2,1%) other
by religion. From 1919/1920 (Romanian
occupation / Treaty of Trianon) to 1940 (Second Decision in Vienna) part
of the Kingdom of Romania. 1940-1944 part of Hungary. The Treaty of Paris
reallocated it to Romania.Salonta was a town 1952-1960 in Oradea Region,
1960-1968 in Crisana Region and from 1968 is in Bihor County.
The settlement is the birtplace
of János Arany (1817-1882) poet.
István Molnár from Pápa, Hungary
The flag from the book: Széll S.
Városaink neve, címere és lobogója, 1941
You can see the CoA of the town.
Here http://www.szalonta.org/
István Molnár from Pápa, Hungary
from here http://www.szalonta.org/
István Molnár from Pápa, Hungary
