Bixad (,
pronounced: ) is a
commune of 6,368 inhabitants situated in
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County (, , ) is a county (Counties of Romania, judeÈ›) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', in German language, Ge ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It is composed of three villages: Bixad, Boinești (''Bujánháza''), and Trip (''Terep'').
The commune is located in the
Țara Oașului ethnographic and historical region, in the northern part of Satu Mare County. It lies on the banks of the river
Valea Rea and its tributary, the
Valea Albă.
Bixad is situated northeast of the county seat,
Satu Mare, on the
border with Ukraine. The Bixad train station serves the
CFR Line 417, which connects it to Satu Mare.
References
Communes in Satu Mare County
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