Livada

Livada is located in the county of Satu Mare in Romania.
The name Livada was first mentioned in 1270 in documents as Sarkuz. The village was located in the area divided by the Sár river.
The first known owner is Benedek Úr. In 1463, his name was written as Vylak.
The settlement was the ancient property of the Újlaki family.
In 1490 it belonged to Domokos Újlaki, and in 1552 to Sebestyén Ujlaki.In 1665, István Horváth, János Kende and Ferenc Sándorházy and his wife took part in it.In 1687, it was given to Gáspár Serédi, and then the wife of his daughter János Melczer of Przemyśl inherited it from him, and later it was mainly owned by the Melczer family.
At the end of the 18th century, in addition to the Melczer family, the Gabányi, Boronkay, Ráthonyi, Szeőke, Márton, Parajdi, Sepsy and Bónis families also received part of the estate here. By the mid-19th century, the Egey, Péchy, Jármi, Muraközy, Ternyey and Kerekes families were also added.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Károly Kiszely and Margit Péchy, daughter of István Péchy from Péchújfalusi, were landowners here.
The reformed church was built around 1450 by Zsuzsánna Báthory, wife of Móricz bán. It was renovated in 1797 and 1900.