Sânmartin ( hu, Váradszentmárton) is a

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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 Rom ...

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with a population of 9,572 people. It is the site of two spas,

Băile 1 Mai Băile may refer to several places in Romania: * Băile, a village in Balta Albă Commune, Buzău County * Băile 1 Mai and Băile Felix, spas in Sânmartin Commune, Bihor County *Băile Herculane, a town in Caraş-Severin County *Băile Chirui, ...

and

Băile Felix Băile Felix ( hu, Félixfürdő) is a thermal spa resort near the commune of Sânmartin in Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania. Băile Felix is at a close distance to Oradea, a major city in western Romania. History Thermal springs were valued ...

Villages

The commune is composed of six villages: Betfia (''Betfia''), Cihei (''Váradcsehi''), Cordău (''Kardó''), Haieu (''Hájó''), Rontău (''Rontó'') and Sânmartin.

Rontău

Rontău is a small village belonging to Sânmartin commune. The village is located close to the city of Oradea, the county seat. The village is usually considered to be part of Oradea, even though it is not a quarter or district of the urban proper, but is rather administered as part of the Sînmartin commune. Rontău is about halfway between Oradea and Băile Felix. The village is accessible by

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from Oradea and Băile Felix. It is also accessible by selected bus services from the above-mentioned places.

Notable residents

* Ioan Ciordaș (1877–1919), Romanian lawyer and activist * Zoltán Ozoray Schenker (1880–1966), Hungarian Olympic champion saber fencer

References

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