Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Ecsed. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)
Nagyecsed after drainingof the swamp until nowadays
works today. The draining itself started with the completion of the new riverbed of the Kraszna River, on 20th of March 1898. The drained field was used as pasture in the early years, than it was used to cultivate plants that needed digging. Several years had to pass so that the soil would be ready for plowing. The high percentage of peat in the soil continued to cause problems for many years. On the drained area new road connections were established. The road between Mátészalka and Card (Nagykároly) remained the same, thus it bypassed Nagyecsed locality. Therefore, the building of the railway was a major issue. The railway line was inaugurated in 1905, and connected the locality with Carei, the domain and county center. The railway station then had several lines, a warehouse and a weighing balance. Nagyecsed after draining of the swamp UNTIL NOWADAYS Draining was not the solution for all problems caused by the water. Because of the repeated floods during the year 1909, the Association of Draining the Swamp ofEcsed and of the Regularization of Floods and Water Infiltration on the Left Bank of Szamos River was set again. On the dam between the Szamos and Kraszna Rivers, built in 1898, a pumping plant was put, following the rainy year of 1914. Boilers and the steam device were made in the Első Hazai Gépgyár, and the pump in Ganz Hazai Gépgyár Rt. The pumping plant was converted in 1927 in electrical plant and Uzina de pompare A szivattyútelep The pumping plant 39
