Ardusat

This article is about the commune "Ardusat". For the satellite, see ArduSat.
Ardusat
Commune

Orthodox Cathedral in Ardusat

Commune Ardusat in Maramureş County
Ardusat

Ardusat within Romania

Coordinates: 47°38′59″N 23°21′44″E / 47.64972°N 23.36222°E / 47.64972; 23.36222
Country  Romania
County Maramureş County
Commune Ardusat
Historic region Transylvania
Government
 • Mayor Vasile-Ciprian Rus (National Liberal Party)
Area 31.09 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1] 2,543
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.ardusat.ro

Ardusat (Hungarian: Erdőszáda) is a commune in western Maramureş County, Romania on the banks of the Someş River, near the border with Satu Mare County. The first record of its existence dates back to 1230. It is composed of three villages: Ardusat, Arieşu de Câmp (Mezőaranyos) and Colţirea (Kolcér).

Ethnographically it belongs to "Ţara Codrului" (The Forest Land), with which it shares numerous cultural traditions. The local Ardusat Choir has been the best in Romania for decades, and has won numerous prizes at Italian, Eastern European and American contests.

Sights

In addition to the local crafts, superstitions, and folklore, other attractions for tourists include the Greek-Catholic (Uniate) Cathedral (18th Century), the ruins of the Degenfeld Castle,[2] and a 300-year-old sequoia tree. The remnants of the railroad bridge over the Someş, destroyed by the 1970 floods, can still be seen. The river has great fishing. Since 2005 Ardusat has had its own celebration, which takes place on the first Saturday and Sunday after August 15 (the Dormition of the Theotokos). The religious celebration of the cathedral is scheduled every year on January 6. This commune is composed of three villages: Ardusat, Colţirea and Arieşu de Câmp. The church at the very center of the village was Romanian Greek Catholic, until the communist party of Romania made the church Romanian Orthedox.

Sister cities

References

  1. ↑ Romanian census data, 2002 Archived August 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  2. ↑ (German)remenienburgen.com - Degenfeld Castle, Maramureş County; retrieved on May 25, 2012

Further reading

Coordinates: 47°39′N 23°22′E / 47.650°N 23.367°E / 47.650; 23.367

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