Roşia River (Crişul Negru)

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Roşia River
(Valea Roşie River)
Countries	Romania
Counties	Bihor County
Villages	Roşia, Căbeşti, Josani, Gurbeşti, Remetea, Şoimuş, Pocola
Length	25 km (16 mi)
Source	Padurea Craiului Mountains
- location	Junction of headwaters Albioara and Şteaza in the village of Roşia
Mouth	Crişul Negru
- location	Petrani
Major tributaries
- left	Şteaza, Şoimuş, Sohodol, Valea Slabă, Meziad
- right	Albioara, Strâmtura, Drăgoteni

The Roşia River or Valea Roşie River (Hungarian: Rossia-patak or Remete-patak) is a small river in Romania, Bihor County, tributary of the Crişul Negru River.

The river starts at the junction of headwaters Albioara and Şteaza in the village Roşia in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains. It flows through the hills of the Beiuş Depression and joins Crişul Negru River near Petrani village. The most important villages on the river are Remetea and Pocola.

[edit] Hydronomy

Roşia River had two Hungarian names. Originally it was called Remete-patak (referring to Remetea/Magyarremete village on its shore). That name was used until the 18th century, last time consequently in the 1720 conscription. During this century the remaining small community of Hungarians in the valley adopted the more frequently used Romanian name in the form of Rossia-patak. This name has been used since then. The older name means hermit in Hungarian.

[edit] References

István Györffy: A Fekete-Körös völgyi magyarság [Hungarians in the Fekete-Körös Valley], Budapest, 1986, p. 23 (map) and p. 202 - About the Hungarian name
Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
Trasee turistice - judeţul Bihor [1]