Negreni (german: Neumarkt; hu, Körösfeketetó) is a commune in
Cluj County,
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. It is composed of three villages: Bucea (''Királyhágó''), Negreni and Prelucele (''Prelak''). These were part of
Ciucea Commune from 1968 to 2002, when they were split off.
The commune lies on the banks of the river
Crișul Repede, in a hilly region in the northern part of the
Apuseni Mountains, between the
Pădurea Craiului and mountains to the south and the and
Meseș mountains to the north.
Negreni is located in the northwestern corner of the county, on the border with
Bihor and
Sălaj counties. Its neighbors are the following communes: Ciucea to the east,
Bulz (Bihor) to the south,
Bratca (Bihor) to the west, and
Sâg
Sâg ( hu, Felsőszék) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Fizeș (''Krasznafüzes''), Mal (''Ballaháza''), Sâg, Sârbi (''Krasznatótfalu'') and Tusa (''Tuszatelke'').
Sights
* Wooden ch ...
(Sălaj) to the north.
National road DN1
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(which runs from
Bucharest
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to the border with
Hungary
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) connects Negreni to the county seat,
Cluj-Napoca
; hu, kincses város)
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, to the east and to
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 ...
, to the west. Furthermore, the Piatra Craiului train station in Bucea serves the
CFR Line 300, on the segment from
Huedin
Huedin ( hu, Bánffyhunyad, ; german: Heynod; yi, הוניוד or הוניאד) is a town in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania.
Huedin is located at the northern edge of the Apuseni Mountains. It is surrounded by the villages of Nearșova, Dom ...
to Oradea.
At the 2011 census, 94.57% of inhabitants were
Romanians
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and 2.33%
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
*Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
.
For centuries, a fair has been held in Negreni, on the banks of the Crișul Repede, during the first week of October; in 2020 and 2021, the fair was cancelled, due to
COVID-19
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.
References
*''Atlasul localităților județului Cluj'' (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca,
External links
Communes in Cluj County
Localities in Transylvania
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