Căuaş

Căuaş
Érkávás
—  Commune  —
Căuaş
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Satu Mare County
Population (2002)[1] 2,539
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians 54.7%
 • Romanians 40.68%
 • Roma 4.56%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Căuaş (Hungarian: Érkávás, Hungarian pronunciation: [’eːrkaːvaːʃ]) is a commune of 2,559 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of six villages:

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Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census)[2]:

History

In July 2011, a Thracian settlement dating to 1050-1750 BC has been discovered in Căuaş by a joint research group formed by Romanian and German archaeologists.[3]

Satu Mare County, Romania
Cities
Towns
Communes

Notes

  1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  2. ^ Census data 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010
  3. ^ http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/satu_mare/Descoperire_istorica_la_Cauas_0_527347500.html Thracian settlement discovered in Căuaş

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