Carei

Carei (Romanian pronunciation: [kaˈrej]; Hungarian: Nagykároly, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈnɒckaːroj]; German: Grosskarol/Großkarl; Yiddish: קראלי (Krole or Kruli)‎, Turkish: Karolvar) is a city in Satu Mare County, northwestern Romania, near the border with Hungary. According to the 2011 census it has 20,181 inhabitants: 55% Hungarians, 40% Romanians, 2.5% Romani, and 2.5% Germans.

Name

The city was named after an old noble family, the Károlyi. Carei administers one village, Ianculeşti (Hungarian: Szentjánosmajor).

History

In 1262, in a document, Karul appears as a name of a person, but the etymology of the word can be traced back to the name of a bird karul-karvaly, taken from the ancient Turkish language. The bird that can be found on the coat of arms of the Karolyi family.

Carei (river)

The Carei is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. Its source is near Castillon, and it flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Menton.

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