Suplacu de Barcău ( hu, Berettyószéplak, sk, Siplak) is a
commune
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in
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 ...
,
Romania
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with a population of 4,356. It is composed of six villages: Borumlaca (''Baromlak''), Dolea (''Dólyapuszta''), Foglaș (''Fogás''; ''Fogaš''), Suplacu de Barcău, Valea Cerului (''Cserpatak'') and Vâlcelele (''Blágarét'').
History
The two oldest villages in the commune, Suplacu de Barcău and Borumlaca, were partly depopulated between 1686 and 1692, as a result of the
Great Turkish War
The Great Turkish War (german: Großer Türkenkrieg), also called the Wars of the Holy League ( tr, Kutsal İttifak Savaşları), was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Holy Roman Empire, Pola ...
; the previous inhabitants began to return once hostilities ceased. Numerous families of Slovak colonists arrived in the late 18th century, leading to the appearance of two other villages, Vâlcelele and Valea Cerului. The final two, Dolea and Foglaș, date to 1905 and 1916, respectively.
[''Istoria...'', p. 99]
See also
*
Suplacu de Barcău Viaduct
Notes
References
* Gruia Fazecaș, Doru Marta, Gabriel Moisa, Nicolae Tivadar
''Istoria comunei Suplacu de Barcău'' Editura Universității din Oradea, 2011
Communes in Bihor County
Localities in Crișana
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