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Crișul Alb
The Crișul Alb (Romanian language, Romanian), (Hungarian language, Hungarian: Fehér-Körös) is a river in western Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, and in south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). Its source is in the southern Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții Apuseni) of Romania. It flows through the towns of Brad, Hunedoara, Brad, Ineu, Chișineu-Criș in Romania, and Gyula, Hungary, Gyula in Hungary. Crossing the border of Hungary, the river, now called Fehér-Körös, joins the Fekete-Körös (''Crișul Negru'') a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the river Körös (''Criș''), p. 7 which ultimately flows into the Danube. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad, Hunedoara
Brad (; ; ) is a municipiu, city in Hunedoara County in the Transylvania region of Romania. Its name comes from the Romanian language, Romanian word ''Wiktionary:brad, brad'', "fir". Geography The city is located in the northern part of the county, at the foot of the Metaliferi Mountains. It lies in the valleys of the river Crișul Alb and its tributaries, Brad (Crișul Alb), Brad and Luncoiu River, Luncoiu. Five villages are administered by the city: Mesteacăn ("birch"; ''Mesztákon''), Potingani (''Pottingány''), Ruda-Brad (''Ruda''), Țărățel (''Cerecel'') and Valea Bradului ("the valley of the fir tree"; ''Vályabrád''). History A gold mine in the area began to be exploited in Roman Dacia, Roman times, and the town developed around it. The earliest documentary mention of Brad dates to 1445. Gold mining was active until 2006. There is a Gold Museum. Buildings and monuments The Brad railway station is listed as a historic monument. The central plaza of Brad features a cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
