Beltiug (; or Béltek) is a commune of 3,228 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Crasna River south of Ardud, 35 km south of the county seat, Satu Mare, along the main road E81. It is today one of the most important cultural centres of the Sathmar Swabian community. History Middle Ages Beltiug (Béltek) has a history of several centuries. In 1086, according to the legends, King Saint László camped at this place when he fought against the Pechenegs. In written sources the settlement was first mentioned in 1216 in the Regestrum Varadinense which introduced all previous judgments in the North West of Transylvania. In 1216, it refers to a man named Pál from Béltek, who sued the Flemish inhabitants of Batar, Ugocsa County (today a village in the Vynohradiv Raion, Ukraine), since his brother Benedek was killed. The Flemish did not deny the fact, but they claimed that they killed him because he committed a criminal offense. The Count of Várad stated that it was an unfounded accusation. Excavations in the area revealed traces of evidence of the Mongol invasion. In 1241, the Mongols crossed the village and collided with the local inhabitants according to the ancient tombs. These tombs are on a hill which was named Batum-domb () after the leader of the Mongol troops passing by and they still can be found on this hill today north of the settlement. In 1386 already trade fairs were held there, and in 1462 Béltek received market town right. In the 15th century, it was owned by the Drágffy family, and after the extinction of the family, it came under the king's possession. The first stone church of the town was built in 1482, at the same time as the church of Erdőd. This is proved by an epigraph from the Knight's Hall of the Castle of Erdőd which shows that in 1482, eight days after the day of Saint George, Bertalan Drágffy commanded that a church have to be built. The church was completed in the same year on August 15, on the day of Holy Mary. There was also a castle around the church in Béltek. In 1565 John Sigismund Zápolya, the king of Hungary, with the Ottomans attacked the castle of Erdőd. The siege lasted for more than 40 days. The defence forces could not resist the siege,