Petreu ( hu, Monospetri) 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 3,071 people (2011). It is composed of four villages: Abrămuț (''Vedresábrány''), Crestur (''Apátkeresztúr''), Făncica (''Érfancsika''), and Petreu. The commune is located in the northern 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 .Ier The Ier or Eriu ( hu, Ér) is a right tributary of the river Barcău (''Berettyó'') in Romania and Hungary. It discharges into the Barcău in Pocsaj. The Andrid Dam is constructed on this river. The Ier flows through the villages Mihăieni, E ...

National road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the Federal Government of the United States, federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Pot ...

, which runs from

Săcueni Săcueni (; ; ; yi, סעקלהיד ''Seklhid''; ), often spelled ''Săcuieni'', is a town in Bihor County, Romania. It administers five villages: Cadea (''Kágya''), Ciocaia (''Csokaly''), Cubulcut (''Érköbölkút''), Olosig (''Érolaszi'') ...

on the Hungarian border to

Șimleu Silvaniei Șimleu Silvaniei (; hu, Szilágysomlyó, german: Schomlenmarkt) is a town in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 14,436 people (2011 census). It is located near the ancient Dacian fortress Dacidava. Three villages are administ ...

Sălaj County Sălaj County () (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania. It is bordered to the nort ...

, passes through the Crestur and Petreu villages. Just to the east of Petreu is the city of

Marghita Marghita (; hu, Margitta ; yi, מארגארעטין ''Margaretin'') is a city in Bihor County, Romania. It administers two villages, Cheț (''Magyarkéc'') and Ghenetea (''Genyéte''). Geography Marghita is located in the northern part of the c ...

; the capital of Bihor County,

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 ...

, is to the southwest. The

Abrămuț oil field The Abrămuț oil field is an oil field located in Abrămuț, Bihor County, Romania. It was discovered in 1967 and developed by Petrom. It began production in 1968 and produces oil. The total proven reserves Proven reserves (also called measu ...

is located on the territory of the commune. The commune was called Abrămuț and its administrative seat was located in that village until 2022, when a law changed the name. Elena Marinescu
Comuna Abrămuț din Bihor devine comuna Petreu, după un referendum inițiat de UDMR
eBihoreanul, January 4, 2023

Natives

Gavril Maghiar Gavril Maghiar (born 10 December 1926 – 2005) was a Romanian former sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an int ...

(1926–2005), sports shooter.

References

Communes in Bihor County Localities in Crișana {{Bihor-geo-stub