Romanian psychologist, physician, and political figure Oszkár Jászi (1875–1957), Hungarian Jewish social scientist, historian, and politician Religion Gáspár Károli (1529–1591), Hungarian Calvinist pastor, translator (first translation of the Bible to Hungarian in 1586) Jenő Schönberger (1959–), Hungarian cleric, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Satu Mare Vasile Hossu (1919 – 1997), Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch Alexander Ratiu (1916–2002), Romanian-American priest of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church Yosef Leifer (1891–1966), founder and first Rebbe of the Pittsburg Hasidic dynasty Avraham Abba Leifer (1918–1990), second Rebbe of the Pittsburg Hasidic dynasty Joel Teitelbaum (1887–1979), founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty Sports Miklós Bródy (1877–1949), Hungarian-Romanian chess master Eric Bicfalvi (1988–), Hungarian-Romanian footballer Adrian Sălăgeanu (1983–), Romanian footballer Dionisiu Bumb (1973–), Romanian footballer Szabolcs Perényi (1982–), Romanian-born Hungarian footballer Silviu Lung (1956–), Romanian footballer Florin Fabian (1974–), Romanian footballer Cornel Pavlovici (1942–2013), Romanian footballer István Kovács (1984 –), Romanian football referee Iosif Budahazi (1947–),Romanian fencer Tünde Vaszi (1972–), Romanian long jumper Others Margit Kaffka (1880–1918), Hungarian female writer and poet Antal Ligeti (1823–1890), Hungarian landscape painter Ferdinánd Barna (1825–1895), Hungarian linguist, translator and librarian of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Carei is twinned with: Dębica, Poland Orosháza, Hungary since 1991 Mátészalka, Hungary Nyírbátor, Hungary since 2000 Climate Carei has a continental climate, characterized by hot dry summers and cold winters. As the city is in the far north of the country, winter is colder than the national average. The average annual temperature is . Gallery References External links Official site of Carei Nagykárolyi Napló Cities in Romania Populated places in Satu Mare County Hungary–Romania border crossings Károlyi family Shtetls