Vârciorog () is a commune 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 (Nagyvárad). Toponymy ...

Crișana Crișana (, , ) is a geographical and historical region of Romania named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Romania, the term is sometimes extended to include areas ...

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. It is composed of four villages: Fâșca (''Várfancsika''), Surducel (''Kisszurdok''), Șerghiș (''Serges''), and Vârciorog. The commune is located in the central part of Bihor County, east 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 ...

. Nestled at the foot of 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 moun ...

, it lies on the banks of the river

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; the river Vârciorog flows into the Topa in Vârciorog village.

Population

At the 2021 census, Vârciorog had a population of 2,003. At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,304 inhabitants; of those, 97.27% of were ethnic

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

. In terms of religious affiliation, 82.47% were

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, 13.02%

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, and 2.34%

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Natives

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(born 2001), footballer

References

Communes in Bihor County Localities in Crișana {{Bihor-geo-stub