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Păuleşti

Paul was built in 2000 and consecrated in 2006. The building of the Calvinist church was finished in 1881. In 1991 a memorial tablet was dedicated to the poet Domokos Szilágyi on the edifice’s wall. The poet lived in the village for several years, since his father was the priest of Botiz. The Roman-Catholic church St. Joseph, was built in 1995.

PĂULEŞTI

Păuleşti lies on the left side of Someş, being the closest to the county residence. The administrative unit includes six settlements: Păuleşti, Ambud, Amaţi, Hrip, Petin and Ruşeni.

The name of the village Păuleşti was first mentioned in 1376. At the time, its owner was the Pálfalvai family, the most significant local landowner of the village during the Middle Ages. Later, the village belonged to the castle of Satu Mare, while during the 19th century it was owned by the Telek family and their descendents, the De Gerando family. At the beginning of the 18th century, during the assault of the castle of Satu Mare the camp of the rebelled army of Francis Rákóczi II was set at Păuleşti while. One of the most famous people linked to Păuleşti is countess Blanka Teleki (1806- 1862). She initiated the first school for women in the country. She was a passionate supporter of the 1848 revolution. After the defeat of the revolution she lived at the manorhouse of the Telekis in Păuleşti for three years. She helped the revolutionists who took refuge

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