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Valea Roșie (Crișul Negru)
The Valea Roșie or Roșia ( hu, Rossia-patak or ''Remete-patak'') is a river in Romania, Bihor County, right tributary of the Crișul Negru. Its length is and its basin size is . The river starts at the Roșia karst spring in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains. It flows through the hills of the Beiuș Depression and joins the Crișul Negru near Pocola. The most important villages on the river are Roșia, Remetea and Pocola. Hydronymy Valea Roșie had two Hungarian names. Originally it was called ''Remete-patak'' (referring to Remetea/Magyarremete village on its shore). That name was used until the 18th century, last time consequently in the 1720 conscription. During this century the remaining small community of Hungarians in the valley adopted the more frequently used Romanian name in the form of ''Rossia-patak''. This name has been used since then. The older name means ''hermit'' in Hungarian.István Györffy: A Fekete-Körös völgyi magyarság ungarians in the Fekete-Kör ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the name Bihor is uncertain, except that it likely takes its name from an ancient fortress in the current commune of Biharia. It possibly came from ''vihor'', the Serbian and Ukrainian word for "whirlwind" (вихор), or Slavic ''biela hora'', meaning "white mountain". Another theory is that Biharea is of Daco-Thracian etymology (''bi'' meaning "two" and ''harati'' "take" or "lead"), possibly meaning two possessions of land in the Duchy of Menumorut. Another theory is that the name comes from ''bour'', the Romanian term for aurochs (from the Latin word '' bubalus''). The animal once inhabited the lands of northwestern Romania. Under this controversial theory, the name changed from ''buar'' to ''buhar'' and to ''Bihar'' and ''Bihor''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roșia, Bihor
Roșia ( hu, Biharrósa) is a large commune in Romania, Crișana, Bihor County, around north from the town of Beiuș. It is composed of two villages, Lazuri (''Lázurihegy'') and Roșia. Geography Roșia covers a surface area of . It is located in the eastern part of the county, at the edge of the Apuseni Mountains, in the foothills of the Pădurea Craiului Mountains. It lies on the banks of the Valea Roșie River, a tributary of the Crișul Negru; the Șoimuș River flows into the Valea Roșie near Roșia. The commune is crossed by county road DJ764, which joins Beiuș to the town of Aleșd; the county seat, Oradea, is some to the northwest. Roșia has beautiful landscapes, mountain rivers, caves, and large forests. In the Ciurul Mare Cave, speleologists have discovered some distinctively male, female, and child footprints; an anthropological analysis has identified Cro-Magnon and even Neanderthal characteristics in these footprints. Population According to the 2011 census, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remetea, Bihor
Remetea ( hu, Magyarremete) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Drăgoteni (''Drágota''), Meziad (''Mézged''), Petreasa (''Petrász''), Remetea, and Șoimuș (''Gyepüsolymos''). Geography The commune is located in the southern part of the county, at the edge of the Apuseni Mountains, in the foothills of the Pădurea Craiului Mountains. It lies on the banks of the Valea Roșie River, a tributary of the Crișul Negru; the Meziad River flows into the Valea Roșie in Remetea. The nearest town is Beiuș, around to the south. Remetea is crossed by county road DJ764, which joins Beiuș to the town of Aleșd; county road DJ764C connects the commune to Meziad village to the east. The county seat, Oradea, is to the northwest. Population According to the 2011 census, the commune has a population of 2,906 inhabitants. The population structure is: Romanians 76.67%, Hungarians 15.79%, Roma 5.71%, and others 1.69%. The percentage of Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocola, Bihor
Pocola ( hu, Biharpoklos) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ... with a population of 1,571 people. It is composed of five villages: Feneriș (''Fenyéres''), Petrani (''Pontoskő''), Pocola, Poietari (''Kisfenyéres'') and Sânmartin de Beiuș (''Belényesszentmárton''). References Pocola Localities in Crișana {{Bihor-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pădurea Craiului Mountains
The Pădurea Craiului Mountains are in the northwestern part of the Apuseni Mountains of the Carpathian Mountain range, located between the and the Beiuș Depression. The Dealurile Vestice (Western Hills) are located to the west of these mountains, the are to their south-east, and the are to their north. The highest peak in Pădurea Craiului is the Hodrâncușa Peak at . The name ''Pădurea Craiului'' literally means "The Forest of the King". The mountains cover an area of and are located in the central-eastern part of Bihor County, covering 15.2% of its surface area. They are also the mountainous area nearest to Oradea, which is about away from Vârciorog, and away of Șuncuiuș, two communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... nestled in the Pădurea Craiul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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. 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 confl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny & S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant rocks, such as quartzite, given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. However, in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground. The study of ''paleokarst'' (buried karst in the stratigraphic column) is important in petroleum geology because as much as 50% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves are hosted in carbonate rock, and much of this is found in porous karst systems. Etymology The English word ''karst'' was borrowed from German in the late 19th century, which entered German much earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beiuș Depression
Beiuș (; hu, Belényes) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (''Gyalány''). Between the late 18th and very early 20th centuries, Beiuș constituted one of the most important learning centres of the Romanian language in Crișana. Demographics According to the 2011 Census, Beiuș has a population of 10,667 inhabitants. The ethnic structure of the population is: * Romanian 89.8% * Hungarian 7.3% * Roma 2.6% * Other 0.3% History Beiuș's earliest mention in recorded history was in the year 1263, where it was mentioned as being burned down during a Mongol invasion in 1241. After some Ottoman occupation, it was conquered in 1691 by the Habsburg empire as confirmed by the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 it was ruled by the Hungarian administration, until the '' Great Romanian Union'' in 1918. Timeline * Estat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Șoimuș (Crișul Negru)
The Șoimuș is a left tributary of the river Valea Roșie 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 borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... It flows into the Valea Roșie near Roșia. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Bihor County {{Bihor-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meziad (river)
The Meziad is a river in Bihor County, western Romania. It is a left tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ... of the river Valea Roșie. It flows into the Valea Roșie in Remetea. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Bihor County {{Bihor-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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