Liviu, Marta - Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Andrid. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2011)
Geographical conditions
Geographical conditions The territory of Andrid commune is on the Carei Plain, a higher and rich plough-land, and the Ier Plain, a lowland, mostly occupied by wet meadows. The three villages are part in a chain of settlements located on the terrace of the Ier Valley. The large number of the settlements here shows that their site was chosen in order to enhance the advantages of the two ecosystems: the higher plains, favorable for cultivating cereals, and the lower plains, favourable for husbandry and for the exploitation of the resources offered by the swamp. Today the commune of Andrid is situated among the remains of the former huge wetlands. The Ier Plain was formed in the old place of an ancient tectonic ditch which until the early Holocene period was the drainage bed of the whole hydrographic system of the Upper Tisza. Important elements of the village ecosystem in the Ier Valley are the streams that drain water from the plateau of Carei. Although these waters are small, the Mill Valley from Andrid and the Tăul Morii from Dindeşti were provided with dams for water mills as their name and the documents from the early modern era suggest. The territory of the Ier Valley was covered by reed earlier, which was cut every winter for covering the houses or barns. Some widely used resources of the marsh were also the bulrush or wicker rods, which were used for making household tools and furniture. The fish - especially eels - was a valuable food, which diversified the diet of the inhabitants. Following the drainage works carried out between 1968 and 1980, the appearance of the region was radically changed. It is characterized now by a variety of natural and semi-natural habitats, meadows, pastures, thickets, extensive farmlands, lakes, ponds, swamps. Three species of global conservation interest can be found here, including the European roller (Coracias garrulus) and the red-footed falcon Valea Ierului. Fotografie aeriană Az Ér völgye. Légifelvétel The valley of the river Ier. Aerial view
