The Crișul Negru (Black Criș) ( Romanian), ( hu, Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania ( Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary ( Békés County). The river has its source in the western Apuseni Mountains. It flows through the towns Ștei and Beiuș in Romania. Crossing the border of Hungary the river, now called Fekete-Körös, joins the Fehér-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös river. In Romania, its length is and its basin size is . Part of the water from the river Crișul Repede is diverted towards the Crișul Negru by the

Criș Collector Canal The Criș Collector Canal ( ro, Canalul Colector Criș) is the main canal of the drainage system of the area between the Crișul Repede and the Crișul Negru in Bihor County, western Romania. The lower reach of the canal is also known as Tămașda ...

Hydronymy

The name of this river comes from earlier Dacian ''Krísos'', which meant "black",Katičic', Radislav. ''Ancient Languages of the Balkans, Part One''. Paris: Mouton, 1976: 150. making this a doublet (cf. Bulg ''čer'' "black", Old Church Slavonic ''čǐrnǔ'', Old Prussian ''kirsnan'', Albanian ''sorrë'' "raven") with Romanian ''negru'' "black". The upper course, upstream from the confluence with the

Crișul Băița The Crișul Băița (also: ''Crișul Băiței'') is a right tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania. Its length is and its basin size is . It flows into the Crișul Negru in the town Ștei Ștei ( hu, Vaskohsziklás) is a town in Bi ...

, is sometimes called ''Crișul Poienii''.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the Crișul Negru, from source to mouth: Vașcău, Ștei, Rieni, Drăgănești,

Tărcaia Tărcaia ( hu, Köröstárkány) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 1,969 people. It is composed of four villages: Mierag (''Mérág''), Tărcaia, Tărcăița (''Tárkányka'') and Totoreni (''Tatárfalva''). Geog ...

, Beiuș,

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, Uileacu de Beiuș,

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Căpâlna Căpâlna ( hu, Feketekápolna) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 1,663 people (2011). It is composed of five villages: Căpâlna, Ginta (''Gyanta''), Rohani (''Rohány''), Săldăbagiu Mic (''Körösszáldo ...

, Tinca, Batăr,

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, Zerind in Romania, and Sarkad in Hungary.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Crișul Negru (from source to mouth): *Left: Criștior,

Pârâul Țarinii The Pârâul Țarinii is a left tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania. It flows into the Crișul Negru in Vașcău Vașcău () is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It administers five villages: Câmp (''Vaskohmező''), Câmp- ...

Briheni The Briheni is a left tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It bo ...

, Valea Mare (Cusuiuș),

Tărcăița The Tărcăița is a left tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania. Its length is and its basin size is . It discharges into the Crișul Negru in Tărcaia Tărcaia ( hu, Köröstárkány) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania w ...

Finiș Finiș ( hu, Várasfenes) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania, two kilometers from the town of Beiuș. It is composed of five villages: Finiș, Brusturi (''Papkútfürdő''), Fiziș (''Füzes''), Ioaniș (''Körösjánosfalva'') ...

, Căldărești, Șerpoasa,

Valea Mare (Șuncuiș) The Valea Mare is a river in Romania, left tributary of the Crișul Negru The Crișul Negru (Black Criș) (Romanian), ( hu, Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). The river has ...

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, Hălgaș, Fieghiu, Poclușa, Crișul Mic,

Rătășel The Rătășel is a left tributary of the Crișul Negru in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It border ...

Beliu Beliu ( hu, Bél) is a commune in Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and ...

, Răchest, Teuz *Right:

Crișul Nou The Crișul Nou is a right tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. I ...

, Valea Neagră, Crăiasa, Crișul Pietros,

Talpe The Talpe is a right tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It bor ...

Mizieș The Mizieș is a right tributary of the river Crișul Negru The Crișul Negru (Black Criș) (Romanian), ( hu, Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). The river has its source in ...

Nimăiești The Nimăiești is a right tributary of the river Crișul Negru in Romania. Its length is and its basin size is .

, Ioaniș, Valea Roșie, Prisaca, Săliște, Holod, Pusta, Saraz, Valea Nouă

References

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