Satu Mare

Satu Mare, județ (county), northwestern Romania. The county is bounded on the north by Ukraine and on the west by Hungary. It consists mostly of rolling hills and is drained northwestward by the Someș River and its tributaries. Satu Mare city is the county capital and has industries that produce metal products, timber and other building materials, and textiles. The towns of Carei, Bixad, and Ardud are timber centres. Karolyi Castle (15th century) and a...