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Sânnicolau (river)
The Sânnicolau is a right tributary of the river Barcău in Romania. It discharges into the Barcău near Sântimreu. e-calauza.ro References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Bihor County {{Bihor-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (Nagyvárad). Toponymy The origin of the name Bihor is uncertain, except that it likely takes its name from an ancient fortress in the current commune of Biharia. It possibly came from ''vihor'', the Serbian and Ukrainian word for "whirlwind" (вихор), or Slavic ''biela hora'', meaning "white mountain". Another theory is that Biharea is of Daco-Thracian etymology (''bi'' meaning "two" and ''harati'' "take" or "lead"), possibly meaning two possessions of land in the Duchy of Menumorut (Ménmarót). Another theory is that the name comes from ''bour'', the Romanian term for aurochs (from the Latin word ''bubalus''). The animal once inhabited the lands of northwestern Romania. Under this controversial theory, the name changed from ''buar'' to ''buhar'' and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Săcueni
Săcueni (; ; ; ''Seklhid''; ), often spelled ''Săcuieni'', is a town in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It administers five villages: Cadea (''Kágya''), Ciocaia (''Csokaly''), Cubulcut (''Érköbölkút''), Olosig (''Érolaszi''), and Sânnicolau de Munte (''Hegyközszentmiklós''). Geography Săcueni lies in the , which comprises the Romanian reaches of the Great Hungarian Plain. It is located around north-east of the county seat, Oradea, in the proximity of the Hungarian border. The town is crossed by national road (part of European route E671), which runs from Oradea to Satu Mare and Sighetu Marmației. The long road branches off in the center of the town and leads to the nearby border crossing, from which another road continues to Létavértes in Hungary. The Săcueni railway station serves the CFR Line 402, which connects Oradea to Carei, Satu Mare, and Halmeu. History The first written record of the town's name dates back to 1217. Then its name arose i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sâniob
Sâniob () is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: * Cenaloș (), to the southeast of Sâniob * Ciuhoi ( ), to the south of Sâniob * Sâniob * Sfârnaș (), to the southwest of Sâniob Known as Sâniob prior to 1968, the commune's name was changed to Ciuhoi that year and its seat moved to the latter village. In 2012, the commune's previous name was revived and the seat moved back to Sâniob village. History The village was named after Stephen I of Hungary's Holy Dexter, whose preserved right hand was kept in an abbey here. The name was granted by Ladislaus I of Hungary in 1083. The locality was conquered by the Ottomans in 1661, becoming the seat of a ''sanjak'' in Varat Eyalet. Called by the new authorities, it was captured by the Habsburg monarchy in 1691. Demographics At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,333 inhabitants, of which 56.7% were Hungarians, 37.3% Romanians, and 5.6% Roma. In terms of religious affiliation, 46.1% were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherechiu
Cherechiu () is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 2,248 as of 2021. It is composed of three villages: Cherechiu, Cheșereu (''Érkeserű''), and Târgușor (''Asszonyvására''). The commune is situated at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Sânnicolau. It is located in the northern part of Bihor County, west of the city of Marghita and north of the county seat, Oradea Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on .... References Communes in Bihor County Localities in Crișana {{Bihor-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcău
The Barcău or Bereteu ( Romanian or Berettyó in Hungarian) is a river which has its origin in Sălaj County, Romania. It is about long with a watershed area of .Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007 IPCDR After crossing in Romania and Hajdú-Bihar and |
Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''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 into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Romania
This is a list of rivers of Romania which entirely or partially flow through Romania. Longest rivers The length and drainage area represent only the part of the river within Romania.2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook p. 13 References {{List of rivers of Europe *Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south ...
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