History of Carei

steps in bringing Swabians on their lands. The first group of colonists came in 1712, opening a century-long period of gradual colonization with Swabians, Slovaks, and Jews. Effects on cultural and social life began to show: in 1725 the Piarist Gymnasium was established, in 1754 the first typography was built, and in 1756 a drugstore was opened. The light industry began to bloom in the city starting with the 19th century, when the first public institutions were also created. Carei was declared a city in 1871.

After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I, Carei was part of the territory ceded to Romania in 1920 under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938-1940, under the auspices of the Third Reich, Hungary retook this territory from Romania. After World War II, however, it was taken back from Hungarian and German troops by Romanian and Soviet forces on October 25, 1944. This date has since become the Romanian Army Day. After the war ended Carei was assigned to Romania by the Treaty of Paris of 1947. Since then, Carei was located in the Baia Mare Region between 1952 and 1960, in the Maramureş region between 1960 and 1968, and since 1968, it has been part of the Satu Mare County.