The Crișul Negru (Black Criș) (

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), ( hu, Fekete-Körös) is a river in western

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) and south-eastern

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). The river has its source in the western

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. It flows through the towns

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and

Beiuș 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 ...

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 The Körös () or Criș () (German: ''Kreisch'') is a river in eastern Hungary and western Romania. Its length is from the confluence of its two source rivers Fehér-Körös (''Crișul Alb'') and Fekete-Körös (''Crișul Negru'') to its out ...

river. In Romania, its length is and its basin size is . Part of the water from the river

Crișul Repede The Crișul Repede (Romanian Crișul Repede ("the rapid Criș"); Hungarian Sebes-Körös) is a river in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania and in southeastern Hungary (Körösvidek). Together with the rivers Crișul Alb ("the white Criș") and Criș ...

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 confluence with the Crișul Băița, is sometimes called ''Crișul Poienii''.

Towns and villages

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

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, Rieni, Drăgănești, Tărcaia,

, Șuncuiuș,

Uileacu de Beiuș Uileacu de Beiuș ( hu, Belényesújlak) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 2,050 . It is composed of the four villages of Forău (''Belényesforró''), Prisaca (''Gyepüpataka''), Vălanii de Beiuș (''Belényesva ...

, Șoimi, Căpâlna,

Tinca Tinca ( hu, Tenke) is a commune in the south-central part of Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Belfir (), Gurbediu (), Girișu Negru (), Râpa () and Tinca. Historic attestation It was first mentioned as a village ...

Batăr Batăr ( hu, Feketebátor; tr, Fektebatur) is a commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. The village is situated in the south-west of the county, near the border with Hungary. The settlement lies along the river Crișul Negru and is co ...

, Avram Iancu, 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, Briheni, Valea Mare (Cusuiuș), Tărcăița, Finiș, Căldărești, Șerpoasa, Valea Mare (Șuncuiș), Arman, Hălgaș, Fieghiu, Poclușa, Crișul Mic, Rătășel, Beliu, Răchest, Teuz *Right: Crișul Nou, Crișul Băița, Valea Neagră, Crăiasa,

Crișul Pietros The Crișul Pietros (Romanian for: "stony Criș") 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 South ...

, Talpe, Mizieș, Nimăiești, Ioaniș, Valea Roșie, Prisaca, Săliște, Holod, Pusta, Saraz, Valea Nouă

References

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