The Valea Roșie or Roșia ( hu, Rossia-patak or ''Remete-patak'') is a river in

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 ...

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 ...

, right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

Crișul Negru The Crișul Negru (Black Criș) (Romanian), ( hu, Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). The river has its source in the western Apuseni Mountains. It flows through the towns Ștei ...

. Its length is and its basin size is . The river starts at the Roșia

karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

spring in the

Pădurea Craiului Mountains The Pădurea Craiului Mountains are in the northwestern part of the Apuseni Mountains of the Carpathian Mountain range, located between the and the Beiuș Depression. The Dealurile Vestice (Western Hills) are located to the west of these mounta ...

. It flows through the hills of the

Beiuș Depression Beiuș (; hu, Belényes) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (''Gyalány''). Between the late 18th and very early 20th c ...

and joins the Crișul Negru near Pocola. The most important villages on the river are Roșia, Remetea and Pocola.

Hydronymy

Valea Roșie had two Hungarian names. Originally it was called ''Remete-patak'' (referring to Remetea/Magyarremete village on its shore). That name was used until the 18th century, last time consequently in the 1720 conscription. During this century the remaining small community of Hungarians in the valley adopted the more frequently used Romanian name in the form of ''Rossia-patak''. This name has been used since then. The older name means ''hermit'' in Hungarian.István Györffy: A Fekete-Körös völgyi magyarság ungarians in the Fekete-Körös Valley Budapest, 1986, p. 23 (map) and p. 202

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Valea Roșie: *Left:

Șoimuș Șoimuș ( hu, Marossolymos, german: Falkendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria ...

, Sohodol, Meziad *Right: Albioara, Strâmtura (Valea Ușorilor), Drăgoteni

References

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