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The name appears to be derived from the name "Margit" which is the
Hungarian form of (Margaret), Saint Margaret the patron of a local church. The first time it was used in a document was in 1216. In the 14th century, it became a feudal holding of the Hungarian landlord.
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The
Marghita Municipal Council, elected in the 2012 local government elections, is made up of 17 councillors, with the following party composition:
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Romania, factories and land were nationalized. Over the course of the next few years, Marghita took part in the Romanian
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Marghita is located in the northern part of the county, 57 km (35 mi) north-east of the county seat,
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1107:"Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"
1057:"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"
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893:(1925–1985), theatre director and actor, worked primarily in Hungarian-language theatres in Romania
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was reinstituted, and
Marghita reverted to being part of Bihor County. In 2003, it was declared a
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In 1823, a great fire destroyed half of the buildings of
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1578:Lăzăreni
1538:Drăgești
1528:Dobrești
1508:Curățele
1458:Cărpinet
1438:Buntești
1428:Buduslău
1418:Brusturi
1355:Communes
1288:Marghita
1208:30 April
1041:24 March
1014:Kiskőrös
967:Sărmășag
948:Nușfalău
845:, 44.1%
577:Politics
406:Buduslău
390:Viișoara
319:Margitta
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1788:Toboliu
1778:Tileagd
1773:Țețchea
1758:Tărcaia
1753:Tămășeu
1693:Sâmbăta
1683:Sălacea
1678:Săcădat
1673:Roșiori
1658:Remetea
1648:Popești
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1618:Oșorhei
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1368:Aștileu
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1267:Cities
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819:13,573
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797:18,650
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379:Barcău
375:Oradea
328:German
250:415300
214:13,573
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1783:Tinca
1733:Șoimi
1718:Sârbi
1668:Roșia
1663:Rieni
1623:Paleu
1613:Olcea
1593:Lunca
1563:Holod
1548:Gepiu
1543:Finiș
1518:Derna
1468:Ceica
1403:Borod
1388:Batăr
1373:Aușeu
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