Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Urziceni. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)
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earliest possessions, mentioned at the beginning of the 13th century were at Carei and Vada. The most important early achievement of the kindred was the foundation of a monastery, which took their name: Kaplony (Căpleni). The descendant families have taken over the names of their main possessions: Károlyi (of Carei), Vetési (of Vetiş), Csomaközi (of Ciumeşti), Bagosi (of Boghiş) and Vada (of Vada). Vada has been a settlement of a greater importance than Urziceni throughout its existence, until the middle of the 17th century. It was known as the residence of the owner, during Peter “Zonga”(the ancestor of the Vetési family). Furthermore, the papal tithes (1332-1334) mentioned the parish church of Vada, and the name of priest Jacob. The settlement had the right to open a fair since the beginning of the 15th century. During the 17th century, the village suffered several damages, and the repeated Ottoman attacks destroyed the settlement, which would no longer be inhabited again. Urziceni took advantage from the destruction of Vada, increasing its importance. Urziceni belonged to the Károlyi family starting from its earliest mention in historical sources. The family was known during the 13th century as the “Olcsvai family”, Fereastra bisericii romano-catolice A római katolikus templom ablaka The window of the roman-catholic church 19
