Aușeu ( hu, Kisősi, sk, Aušeu) is a commune in

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 ...

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with a population of 3,033 people. It is composed of six villages: Aușeu, Cacuciu Vechi (''Kiskakucs''), Codrișoru (''Szekatura''), Gheghie (''Körösgégény''), Groși (''Tőtös''), and Luncșoara (''Élesdlok'').

Geography

The commune is located in the eastern part of Bihor County, from the county seat,

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

, on the border with

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. It lies on the banks of the Crișul Repede River, at the confluence with its right tributaries, Borod, Pârâul Omului, and Gepiș.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, 83.9% of inhabitants were

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, 8.8%

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, and 5.6%

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. Of those inhabitants, 77.7% were

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, 8.5%

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, 6.3%

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, and 5.9%

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Zichy Hunting Castle

The , located in Gheghie village, was commissioned by , bishop of

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, and was finished in 1860. In 1904, the castle was transformed into a hunting lodge by Ödön Zichy. At the end of World War I, the estate was bought by Gheorghe Mateescu, a boyar from

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. After World War II, the castle was nationalized by the

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; from 1950 to 2006, it served as a

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for

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patients.

Natives

* Alexandru Roman (1826–1897), cultural figure, journalist, and a founding member of the

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References

Communes in Bihor County Localities in Crișana {{Bihor-geo-stub