Marghita (Hungarian: Margitta) is a town in the Bihor county, Romania.
History
The name appears to be derived from the name “Margit” (Margaret), Saint Margaret the patron of a local church. The first time used in a document was in 1216. In the 14th century, it became a feudal land of the Hungarian landlord.
In 1376 king Ludovic of Hungary gave to Marghita the right of organizing a fair and as a market town it developed in the next centuries. Several revolts of the peasants against the feudal system affect Marghita too, in 1467 and 1514. At the beginning of the 14th century, it became, together with the whole Bihor county and Hungary, a Turkish provice.
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