Derna ( hu, Felsőderna) is a
commune in northeastern
Bihor County,
Crișana,
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 ...
, 50 km from 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 ...
and 35 km from
Marghita. It borders the communes of
Popești,
Chișlaz
Chișlaz ( hu, Vámosláz) is a Commune in Romania, commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 3,135 people. It is composed of seven villages: Chiraleu (''Berettyókirályi''), Chișlaz, Hăucești (''Hőke''), Mișca (''Micske ...
,
Brusturi and
Spinuș
Spinuș () is one of the smallest communes in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ciulești (''Csujafalva''), Gurbești (''Görbesd''), Nădar (''Nadántelek''), Săliște (''Kövesegyháza'') and Spinuș.
It has a p ...
. It is composed of five villages: Derna, Dernișoara (''Alsóderna''), Sacalasău (''Sástelek''), Sacalasău Nou (''Újsástelek'') and Tria (''Terje'').
Demographics
At the 2011 census, 72.5% of inhabitants were
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...
, 19.4%
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak.
In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...
, 6.8%
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...
and 1.1%
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 ...
.
Natives
*
Miron Cozma
Miron Cozma (born August 25, 1954) is a former Romanian labor-union organizer and politician, and leader of Romania's Jiu Valley coal miners' union. He is best known for his leading the miners of the Jiu Valley during the September 1991 Mineriad ...
(born 1954), former labor-union organizer and politician, and leader of the Jiu Valley coal miners' union
References
Communes in Bihor County
Localities in Crișana
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