Baia de Criș (; ) is a
commune in
Hunedoara County
Hunedoara County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva, Romania, Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as , ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
,
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 ...
, close to the small town of
Brad. It is composed of nine villages: Baia de Criș, Baldovin (''Báldovin''), Căraci (''Karács''), Cărăstău (''Karasztó''), Lunca (''Lunka''), Rișca (''Riska''), Rișculița (''Riskulica''), Țebea (''Cebe''), and Văleni.
The village of Țebea is where the
Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan started in 1784, and marks the death place and burial site of
Avram Iancu
Avram Iancu (; ; 1824 – September 10, 1872) was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire, Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especiall ...
.
Image:BaiaDeCrisHD_(47).JPG, Franciscan monastery of Baia de Criș, founded in the 14th century
Image:Baia_de_Cris_3.jpg, Baia de Criș
Image:Baia_de_Cris_4.jpg, Baia de Criș
Image:Baia_de_Cris_5.jpg, Baia de Criș
Image:Baia_de_Cris_6.jpg, Baia de Criș
Image:Baia_de_Cris_8.jpg, Baia de Criș
Image:Baia_de_Cris_11.jpg, Baia de Criș
File:Tebea 3.jpg, Țebea
File:Tebea 4.jpg, Țebea
File:Tebea 5.jpg, Țebea
File:Tebea 7.jpg, Țebea
File:RO HD Caraci 70.jpg, Căraci
File:Risca 3.jpg, Rișca
File:Risca 4.jpg, Rișca
File:Valeni 1.jpg, Văleni
Twin city
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Budaörs
Budaörs (; ; , or ; ) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.
Location
A suburb of Budapest, the town lies among the Buda and Csiki hills and the Tétény plateau in the Budaörs-basin. The dramatic ''Törökugrató' ...
, Hungary (2022)
References
Communes in Hunedoara County
Localities in Transylvania
Mining communities in Romania
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