Sânnicolau Mare
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| Country | Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| County | Timiş County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Iosif Oncu (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 136.77 km² (52.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 12,938 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website: http://www.sannicolau-mare.ro/ | |
Sânnicolau Mare (Banat Bulgarian: Smikluš, German: Groß Sankt Nikolaus, Hungarian: Nagyszentmiklós, English: Great Saint Nicholas ) is a town in Timiş County, Romania and the westernmost of the country. Located in the Banat region, it has a population of just under 13,000. It became part of Romania in 1919.
Sânnicolau Mare is known for the treasure of 23 gold objects discovered in 1799. They are currently on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the National Museum of History, Sofia. It is also the birthplace of Béla Bartók, a famous Hungarian composer.
[edit] Demographics
| Ethnic group | Number | Percentage |
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| Romanians | 9,951 | 76.9% |
| Hungarians | 1,224 | 9.5% |
| Banat Bulgarians | 462 | 3.6% |
| Serbs | 452 | 3.5% |
| Germans | 397 | 3.1% |
| Other | 452 | 3.5% |
| Total | 12,938 | 100% |
[edit] See also
Timiş County | ||
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| Municipalities | Timişoara (county seat) · Lugoj | Image:Timis county coat of arms.png |
| Towns | Buziaş · Ciacova · Deta · Făget · Gătaia · Jimbolia · Recaş · Sânnicolau Mare | |
| Communes | Balinţ · Banloc · Bara · Bârna · Beba Veche · Becicherecu Mic · Belinţ · Bethausen · Biled · Birda · Bogda · Boldur · Brestovăţ · Cărpiniş · Cenad · Cenei · Checea · Chevereşu Mare · Comloşu Mare · Coşteiu · Criciova · Curtea · Darova · Denta · Dudeştii Noi · Dudeştii Vechi · Dumbrava · Dumbrăviţa · Fârdea · Fibiş · Foeni · Gavojdia · Ghilad · Ghiroda · Ghizela · Giarmata · Giera · Giroc · Giulvăz · Gottlob · Iecea Mare · Jamu Mare · Jebel · Lenauheim · Liebling · Lovrin · Margina · Maşloc · Mănăştiur · Moraviţa · Moşniţa Nouă · Nădrag · Niţchidorf · Ohaba Lungă · Orţişoara · Parţa · Pădureni · Peciu Nou · Periam · Pietroasa · Pişchia · Racoviţa · Remetea Mare · Sacoşu Turcesc · Saravale · Satchinez · Săcălaz · Sânandrei · Sânmihaiu Român · Sânpetru Mare · Secaş · Şag · Şandra · Ştiuca · Teremia Mare · Tomeşti · Tomnatic · Topolovăţu Mare · Tormac · Traian Vuia · Uivar · Variaş · Vălcani · Victor Vlad Delamarina · Voiteg | |
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