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
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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 ...
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Romania
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. It is composed of three villages: Hodoș (''Jákóhodos''), Sălard, and Sântimreu (''Hegyközszentimre'').
The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the banks of the river
Barcău
The Barcău or Bereteu ( Romanian or Berettyó in Hungarian) is a river which has its origin in Sălaj County, Romania. It is about long with a watershed area of .Sânnicolau discharges into the Barcău near Sântimreu.
Sălard is crossed by
national road
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, which runs from
Biharia
Biharia () is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Biharia and Cauaceu (''Hegyközkovácsi'').
History
The village is first mentioned in 1067 as Byhor, later as Bychor in 1213, as Bihar in 1332, and agai ...
, to the southwest, to Chiribiș, to the northeast. The county capital,
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...