Călinești-Oaș is first mentioned in documents in 1490 as '' Kalynhaza '' when the area was incorporated into the domain of Medieșu Aurit , property of the Móric family , a wealthy Hungarian aristocratic family from Győr . Their influence lasted until the 15th century . Other owners of the domains that included Călinești were the Báthory Family of Hungary , Rákóczi , Károlyi ( owned during the 18th century ) and the Vécsey ( owned during the 19th century ) . After World War I the commune suffered from the 1918 flu pandemic , also known as the Spanish Influenza , which killed 48 people . After the 1970 floods in Romania , which affected large parts of Călinești , the dam on the Tur River was built in 1972 ; this created a lake of
1970 floods in Romania
1970 floods in Romania
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