Aleşd

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Aleşd
Location of Aleşd
County Bihor County
Status Town
Mayor Zeno Ţipţer, National Liberal Party, since 2004
Area 71.95 km²
Population (2002) 10,852
Density 150 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates 47°3′26″N, 22°23′49″E
Web site http://www.alesd.ro

Aleşd (Hungarian: Élesd) is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It is located in the east of the county, near the border with Cluj county. It also lies on the national road running from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca and further west. Aleşd has a population of around 10,376 (2002 census), made up of Romanians (65.3%), Hungarians (18.9%), Roma (9.2%), Slovaks (6.2%), and others (0.4%). It includes the villages of Peştiş, Tinăud, and Pădurea-Neagră.

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Aleşd is located on the main railway line between Oradea and Bucureşti (Bucharest). Consequently, it is served by frequent rapid and intercity (IC) trains from Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Arad and Timişoara. From the destinations below, there are the following number of trains to Aleşd daily:


Localities in Bihor County, Romania
Towns:

Oradea | Salonta | Marghita | Beiuş | Aleşd | Valea lui Mihai | Ştei | Vaşcău | Nucet
Communes:

Abram | Abrămuţ | Aştileu | Auşeu | Avram Iancu | Balc | Batar | Biharia | Boianu Mare | Borod | Borş | Bratca | Brusturi | Budureasa | Buduslău | Bulz | Bunteşti | Cabeşti | Câmpani | Căpâlna | Carpinet | Cefa | Ceica | Cetariu | Cherechiu | Chislaz | Ciuhoi | Ciumeghiu | Cociuba Mare | Copăcel | Cristioru de Jos | Curătele | Curtuişeni | Derna | Diosig | Dobreşti | Drăgăneşti | Drăgeşti | Finiş | Girişu de Criş | Hidişelu de Sus | Holod | Husasău de Tinca | Ineu | Lăzăreni | Lazuri de Beiuş | Lugaşu de Jos | Lunca | Mădăraş | Magesti | Nojorid | Olcea | Oşorhei | Pietroasa | Pocola | Pomezeu | Popeşti | Răbăgani | Remetea | Rieni | Roşia | Săcădat | Săcueni | Salacea | Sălard | Sâmbata | Sânmartin | Sântandrei | Sârbi | Simian | Sinteu | Şoimi | Spinuş | Şuncuiuş | Suplacu de Barcău | Tarcaia | Tarcea | Tăuteu | Tetchea | Tileagd | Tinca | Tulca | Uileacu de Beiuş | Vadu Crişului | Vârciorog | Viişoara
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