Racșa ( hu, Ráksa) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
located in
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County ( ro, Județul Satu Mare, ) is a county (Counties of Romania, județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', i ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
. It is composed of two villages, Racșa and Racșa-Vii (''Ráksahegy'').
A commune until 1925, Racșa became part of
Orașu Nou
Orașu Nou ( hu, Avasújváros; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 7,100 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania.
It is composed of five villages:
The villages of Racșa and Racșa-Vii were part of Orașu Nou from 1925 to 1949 ...
Commune that year and was again a separate commune from 1949 to 1956, when it was re-absorbed by Racșa Nou. In 2010, Racșa and Racșa-Vii were once again split off to form a commune.
References
Communes in Satu Mare County
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