Negrești-Oaș (; hu, Avasfelsőfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

. Two villages, Luna (''Lunaforrás'') and Tur (''Túrvékonya''), are administered by the town. The name ''Negrești'' comes from the Romanian word "negru", meaning "black". The town is the capital of the Oaș Country ethnographic region.

Geography

Negrești-Oaș is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the border with Maramureș County, near the Ukrainian border. It lies at a distance of east of the county seat,

, and about the same distance north of Baia Mare and southwest of Sighetu Marmației. The town is traversed by national road , which starts in

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

, runs through Carei, Satu Mare, and Negrești-Oaș, then crosses the Inner Eastern Carpathians at the

Huta Pass Huta Pass (elevation ) is a pass in the Oaș Mountains of the Inner Eastern Carpathians in northern Romania. The pass connects the counties of Maramureș and Satu Mare. The Huta Pass is traversed by national road , which starts in Sighetu Marma� ...

, and ends in Sighetu Marmației.

Population

According to the 2011 census, there were 11,867 people living within the town. Of the population for whom data were available, 95% were ethnic Romanians, while 2.9% were ethnic Hungarians and 1.9% Roma. 72.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 12.6%

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, 4.5% Pentecostal, 3.7% Roman Catholic, 3.4% Greek-Catholic and 1.6%

Reformed Reform is beneficial change Reform may also refer to: Media * ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang * Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group * ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine *''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...

Natives

Oana Gregory Oana Gregory (born Oana Andreea Grigoruț; January 9, 1996) is a Romanian-American actress. Established in the United States since October 2002, Gregory became internationally known for roles in Disney productions such as ''Kickin' It'', ''Lab ...

(born 1996), actress *

Mihai Ștețca Mihai Doru Ștețca (born 7 March 1981) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In his career, Ștețca played for Oaşul Negrești, Gaz Metan Mediaș, Târgu Mureș, Turnu Severin and FCMU Baia Mare. After retirement, he st ...

(born 1981), footballer

Gallery

File:Port oșenesc.jpeg, Local boys in traditional costume File:Râul Tur, primăvara 2013.jpeg, The river Tur in Negrești-Oaș near its source

References

Towns in Romania Populated places in Satu Mare County {{SatuMare-geo-stub