Santău ( ) is a commune in

Satu Mare County Satu Mare County (, , ) 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'', in German language, Ge ...

, north-western

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. It is composed of three villages: Chereușa (''Érkőrös''), Santău and Sudurău (''Érszodoró''). The earliest document to mention Santău dates to 1213, and is found in the register of the

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Leontin Sălăjan Leontin Sălăjan (; 19 June 1913 – 28 August 1966) was a Romanian communist military and political leader. Born in Santău Commune, Satu Mare County (then in Szilágy County, Austria-Hungary),Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

: 1,250 (52.59%) *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

: 790 (33.24%) *

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: 298 (12.54%) According to mother tongue, 1,284 (54.02%) speak

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

as their first language, while 1,051 (44.22%) of the population speak Hungarian.

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Communes in Satu Mare County Localities in Crișana {{SatuMare-geo-stub