Administrative map of Romania, 1950-1952

Administrative_map_of_Romania,_1952-1956

Bihor Region (Regiunea Bihor) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the

People's Republic of Romania The Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Republica Socialistă România, RSR) was a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People ...

, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.

History

The capital of the region was

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

, and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays

Bihor County Bihor County () is a county ( județ) in western Romania. With a total area of , Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea. Toponymy The origin of ...

. In 1952 its name was changed to Oradea, and in 1956 after the dissolution of

Arad Region Arad Region (Regiunea Arad) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. It existed until 1956, when its territory was divided ...

it included

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...

s Ineu, Criș, and Gurahonț of it. In 1960 it was renamed Crișana.

Neighbors

Bihor Region had as neighbors: *1950–1956: East:

Cluj Region Regiunea Cluj (Cluj Region) was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, established on September 6, 1950 by Law nr. 5, and set after the Soviet style. History The capital of the region was the city of Cluj, and ...

; South:

; West:

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic ( hu, Magyar Népköztársaság) was a one-party socialist state from 20 August 1949 to 23 October 1989. It was governed by the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, which was under the influence of the Soviet Uni ...

; North:

Baia Mare region Regiunea Baia Mare (Baia Mare Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organization. History The capital of the region was Bai ...

. *1956–1968: East:

; South:

Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...

and

Hunedoara Hunedoara (; german: Eisenmarkt; hu, Vajdahunyad ) is a municipiu, city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in southwestern Transylvania near the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, and administers five villages: Boș (''Bós''), Groș ...

regions; West:

; North:

Baia Mare Region Regiunea Baia Mare (Baia Mare Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organization. History The capital of the region was Bai ...

Rayons

*1950–1956: Oradea, Săcuieni, Marghita, Șimleu, Aleșd, Salonta, Beiuș. *1956–1968: Oradea, Săcuieni, Marghita, Șimleu, Aleșd, Salonta, Beiuș, Criș, Ineu, Gurahonț. {{coord missing, Bihor County Bihor