Ghirișa

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Ghirișa

Total population

778

Coordinates47.60°, 22.79°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Beltiug is a commune of 3,228 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Crasna River south of Ardud, 35 km south of the county seat, Satu Mare, along the main road E81. It is today one of the most important cultural centres of the Sathmar Swabian community.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

L

Lajosné Ady

(1890–1956)

Tamás Bakócz

Catholic cardinal (1442-1521)

Lajos Bartók

Hungarian poet, politician (1851-1902)

A

Antal Czier

Vilmos Daróczi

B

Béla Félegyházy

János Hazafi Veray

Hungarian folk poet, railwayman (1846–1905)

János Mészáros

Romanian poet

L

Lajos Nagy

Hungarian geologist, writer (1921–1982)

P

Pál Napholcz

Jóska Sobri

Hungarian bandit

M

Mircea Bolba

Romanian football player and coach

F

Francisc Cociș

Romanian gymnast (1930-)

B

Béla Nagy

Hungarian pharmacologist

G

Gábor Barra

Hungarian painter (1799–1837)

O

Ottó Bálintfi

Romanian philosopher (1948–2025)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

Seen 2026-07-17

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2025-10-14

Great Gray Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Seen 2025-10-05

Dock Bug

Coreus marginatus

Seen 2024-08-06

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2024-08-06

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2024-08-06

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2024-04-06

Capricorn beetle

Cerambyx scopolii

Seen 2024-04-02

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2024-04-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers