Sânnicolau Mare

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sânnicolau Mare

County	Timiş County
Status	Town
Mayor	Iosif Oncu, Social Democratic Party, since 2004
Area	136.77 km²
Population (2002)	12,938
Density	94 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates	46°4′20″N, 20°37′46″E
Web site	http://www.sannicolau-mare.ro/

Sânnicolau Mare (Hungarian: Nagyszentmiklós, Banat Bulgarian: Smikluš, German: Groß Sankt Nikolaus) 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 23 gold objects discovered in 1799. They are currently on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. It is also the birthplace of Béla Bartók, a famous Hungarian componist.

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic group	Number	Percentage
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%