Dobrești ( hu, Bihardobrosd) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

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 ...

Crișana Crișana ( hu, Körösvidék, german: Kreischgebiet) is a geographical and historical region in north-western Romania, named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Roma ...

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with a population of 5,260 people (2011). It is composed of eight villages: Cornișești (''Nagykerpesd''), Crâncești (''Karáncsfalva''), Dobrești, Hidișel (''Nánhegyes''), Luncasprie (''Lankás''), Răcaș (''Lankástanya''), Topa de Jos (''Alsótopa''), and Topa de Sus (''Felsőtopa'').

Geography

The commune is located in the south-central part of Bihor County, southeast of the county seat,

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

. Dobrești is situated in the foothills of the

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 mounta ...

. It lies on the banks of the river Holod, and its right tributary, the river

Topa Topa is a census town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Topa is located at . Area overview Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongs ...

; the river

Valea lui Vasile The Valea lui Vasile is a left tributary of the river Topa 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 ...

flows into the Topa in Hidișel village.

Economy

The Dobrești mine is located on the territory of the commune. Opened in 1965, the mine, which employed 2,000 workers, produced 140,000 tonnes of

bauxite Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(O ...

per year; the mine closed in 1999.

References

Communes in Bihor County Localities in Crișana Mining communities in Romania {{Bihor-geo-stub