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The Calvaria Church (Romanian: Biserica Calvaria; Hungarian: Kálvária templom) is a Roman Catholic religious building in Satu Mare, Romania, and one of the oldest churches in the city. Located on Mihai Eminescu Street, it was originally built in 1844, and stands in place of the old fortress Castrum-Zothmar .
Satu Mare is situated in Satu Mare County, in northwest Romania, on the river Someș, 13 km (8.1 mi) from the border with Hungary and 27 km (17 mi) from the border with Ukraine. The city is located at an altitude of 126 m (413 ft) on the Lower Someș alluvial plain , spreading out from the Administrative Palace at 25 October Square.
The Diocese of Satu Mare (Latin: Dioecesis Satmariensis; Hungarian: Szatmári Római Katolikus Püspökség) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Romania. It was established on 23 March 1804 by Francis I, King of Hungary, an act recognised by Pope Pius VII that 9 August.
The Satu Mare Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area of Romania founded on April 26, 2013 around Satu Mare, the capital city of Satu Mare County.It has a population of 233,306 and, besides Satu Mare, it includes four cities and towns (Carei, Ardud, Livada, and Tășnad), as well as 26 communes.
The Ascension Cathedral [1] (Romanian: Catedrala romano-catolică Înălțarea Domnului; [2] in Hungarian commonly Nagytemplom, Great Church) is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church that serves as the cathedral church of the diocese of Satu Mare. [3] It is located in the city of Satu Mare, in the northern part ...
Satu Mare is a culturally diverse county, with a population mix of Romanians, Hungarians, Roma, Germans, and other ethnicities. The county's largest ethnic minority, Hungarians mostly reside along the border with Hungary, but some are also scattered throughout the whole county.
The cathedral in 2014. The SS.Michael and Gabriel Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Sfinţii Arhangheli Mihail şi Gavril) is a Greek-Catholic (from 1948 to 2006 Romanian Orthodox) religious building in Satu Mare, Romania, built between 1932 and 1937 in place of an older church which had been opened in 1803.
In 1968, it was returned to Satu Mare, although in a different place, as its initial site was now occupied by a monument to the Red Army. The statue was restored to its original location in 1992, after the Romanian Revolution. [8] The statue is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. [10]