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Favorite thing: The "New City Center" is a huge project from the time of the communist regime in Romania that was suppose to give an whole new look for the center of Satu Mare. In the 80'ies, many streets that were located between the Somes river and the Liberty square were totally destroyed and replaced by a typical Romanian Communist town center. It was full of blocks and enormous public facilities such the City Hall, the Culture Center and the Somesul department store. So much concrete have never been seen in that region I believe... that area was suppose to be the pearl of Satu Mare... well, the reality is different.... the highrise city hall lost its color and became grey, the fountain in the square is out of use for many years now and the citizens accually dont come here almost because almost all the social life is in the old center, at the Liberty sqaure. Anyway, the project is not a total disappointment... many banks are located at the New Center, and the headquarters of "Traom" and "CFR" are also there, its a central place with big potential so maybe in the coming years it will get back its lost glory.