Holod () 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 (Nagyvárad). Toponymy ...

Crișana Crișana (, , ) is a geographical and historical region of Romania named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Romania, the term is sometimes extended to include areas ...

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 eight villages: Dumbrava (''Tenkemocsár''), Dumbrăvița (''Kisdombró''), Forosig (''Forrószeg''), Hodiș (''Káptalanhodos''), Holod, Lupoaia (''Farkaspatak''), Valea Mare de Codru (''Alsópatak''), and Vintere (''Venter''). At the 2011 census, 77.2% of inhabitants were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, 21.3%

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

, and 0.8%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

Natives

* Gheorghe Dărăban (1946–2017), footballer, football manager and PE teacher *

Iuliu Hirțea Iuliu Hirțea (13 April 1914—28 June 1978) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. Born in Vintere village, Bihor County, he attended high school in Beiuș, entering the seminary in Oradea upon graduation in 1931. A year later ...

(1914–1978), Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church *

Iosif Vulcan Iosif Vulcan (March 31, 1841 – September 8, 1907) was an ethnic Romanian Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian magazine editor, poet, playwright, novelist and cultural figure. He founded the literary magazine ''Familia (literary magazine), Famil ...

(1841–1907), magazine editor, poet, playwright, and novelist

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