the Jewish residents were collected in the ghetto of Satu Mare. On May 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, and June 1 of that year, they were deported to Auschwitz. The fate of the Roma is little is known. This is partly due to the fact that the Roma, in comparison with the Jews, were poorly organized. With the retreat of the German army in 1944, many Germans left Hodod. In 1945, 43 ethnic Germans from Hodod were deported to the Soviet Union. After 1945 In March 1945, Northern Transylvania (including Hodod) became Romanian again. In 1950 the commune became part of the Baia Mare Region, which changed its name to Maramureș Region in 1960. In the administrative reform of the country in 1968, Hodod became part of Satu Mare County, to which it currently belongs. During the communist regime, especially in the 1980s, many Germans emigrated. Demographics Ethnic groups (2002 census) Hungarians: 2166 (67,70%) Romanians: 907 (28.35%) Romani people: 79 (2.46%) Germans: 46 (1.43%) Inhabitants per village (census 2002) Giurtelecu Hododului: 816 Hodod: 912 Lelei: 662 Nadișu Hododului: 809 Religion In 2002, the religious composition of the municipality was as follows: Reformed: 60.26% Orthodox: 27.57% Baptist: 7.87% Pentecostal: 1.71% Catholic: 0.84% Seventh-day Adventist: 0.56% Language The official language is Romanian. In Hodod, Nadișu, and Lelei Hungarian is predominantly spoken. People in Giurtelecu speak mainly Romanian, while the Roma speak Romani (the language of the Roma, gypsies). A small minority speaks German. Ethnic minority groups (Hungarians, Swabians) often identify first with their ethnicity and second as Romanians. In villages with a predominantly Hungarian population it is polite to use Hungarian place names (Hadad Hadadgyőrtelek, Hadadnádasd, Lele). When speaking to Romanians the use of Romanian place names is polite (Hodod, Lelei, Giurtelecu Hododului, Nadișu Hododului). This applies also to titles such as "mayor" (Hungarian: polgármester; Romanian: Primar). In terms of foreign languages, a part of the population speaks English, French, and German. Historically, French was the leading language of study, but nowadays English is replacing it, so that the elderly in Romania can speak French and youngsters English. Politics The Hodod City Council has 13 Councillors. At the time of the Romanian municipal elections of June 2016, Francisc Balog (UDMR) was elected as mayor. Not all parties are nationally operating parties. Education Hodod has an elementary school. Nadișu, Giurtelecu and Lelei are dependencies. Romanian children attend elementary education from age 6