Dobra in Romania

Dobra is a village in the part of North-West of Romania, from 45 kmof the town Satu Mare. Dobra is situated near the road E 81, 45 km  from Szatmarnemeti. The official name of the village is the same in Romanian and Hungarian “ Dobra”. Our village belong to community Supuru de Jos. In Dobra are 576 houses and after the national census of  2002 there were1147 inhabitants, from these 1135 Hungarian, 12 Romanian. From the point  of view of religionwere 911 Calvinist ( reformed), 117 Jehovah faith and the rest others. Now only 800 Calvinist are, the population in the contemporary life is running low. In the neighbouring villages are historic monument churches, thermal baths and on the hill full with forests. We have a lots of  grapes and wine wellknown in the zone. Dobra is famous for its wine.

            The short history of our village and the Reformed Church of Dobra

Dobra at the first was named Dobra/ Dobur in the written documents from 1213. From 1383 we can find the nama Dobra in the official documents.Dobra was lived from the time inmemorial, because on the hill ” Pogany var” was found many appliances, utensils, means of productions and rings from Bronze Age.  

            The archeology find declare that thisvillage was lived first by Slavonic people and after Hungarian people till now. Before the Reformation  the village was Roman Catholic. There was church in 1456, the written documents tell about parish priest Lőrinc and  “Literatus” Tamás primary school teacher.

            The Reformation in this region became early general. Reformed teaching-learning education was used after 30-40 years from the Reformation. The first Calvinist minister was known on 06 december in 1601; Debreczeni Ferenc. The first church bell from 1601 was carryin away to World War. A most important writteing document we have in our hand  from II. Rákóczi György ( Prince of Transilvaia) that gave orders on 11 october in 1652 about the payment of the Calvinist minister. The first reformed school was established in 1652. On 16 january in 1729 the Calvinist people from Ardud were commeing to Dobra, because the Roman-Catholic Swabian people expeld them. In 1730 from the neighbouring village (Beltiug) the Calvinist people were resettled to Dobra.

             The actual Calvinist churchwas built in 1799. In 1836 the church tower was finished, the church organ was made in 1906, what is now  used too.

             In 2009 the inside of our church was renovated, restored. The Calvinist people are visiting twice the church every Sunday. Now we have two church bell that call people to church. The one of themhas 100 years in this year. In 2008 we built a monument with the local-government that cherishthe memory of soldiers who died in the two world war. Near the monument are two original made wooden headboard, each of them has a quotation, one from Holly Bible and the other from a poem of  Vörösmarty Mihály: Szózat.

            The congregation four times repeated ( 2008-2011) organized the Grape Harvest Festival of Dobra, that is a very important celebration not only to congregations, but olso to emigrated people from Dobra. The program of celebration contains: church service, the celebration of local children; singing, danceing, tellin poems, play-acting, etc.

            The final action of festivity is the ball of charity, the ball income is used for needs of church. In 2008 income, receips was used for heating-sistem of church, in 2010 for painting the roof of the church. In the garden of the church we are cutting out some old woods and we are plantig many roses, that are very beautiful all summer.

            We have a couple of  minister Kurta-Tőtös  Szabolcs and his wife Kurta-Tőtös   Beáta. They have two children Timea ( 5 years old), and Csanád ( 4 years old)

            In the school we have about 100 children in 8 classes and about 30 children in the nurcery school.

Text: Szabolcs, Kurta-Tőtös: Calvinist minister

Translation Zoltán, Suhó; primary school teacher

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