Tarcea ( hu, Értarcsa) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
located 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
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 ...
. It is composed of three villages: Adoni (''Éradony''), Galoșpetreu (''Gálospetri''), and Tarcea.
At the
2011 census, the commune had 2,690 inhabitants, of whom 77% were
Hungarians
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, 16.8%
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 ...
, and 6.1%
Roma
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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 ...
. 51.7% were
Reformed
Reform is beneficial change
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*''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...
, 20%
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, 12.6%
Romanian Orthodox
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, 9.2%
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, and 5.2% Baptist.
Natives
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Iosif Papp-Szilágyi
Iosif Papp-Szilágyi de Illyésfalva ( ro, Iosif Pop Sliaghi de Illyésfalva; 13 April 1813–5 August 1873) was the Bishop of the Diocese of Oradea Mare of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church from 1863 to 1872. He participated in the First ...
(1813–1873), cleric of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church and Bishop of the Diocese of Oradea Mare
References
Communes in Bihor County
Localities in Crișana
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