Baia de Criș

Baia de Criș
Commune
Baia de Criș
Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E / 46.167°N 22.717°E / 46.167; 22.717
Country  Romania
County Hunedoara County
Population (2002)[1] 3,031
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Baia de Criș (German: Altenburg; Hungarian: Körösbánya) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania, 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.

Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E / 46.167°N 22.717°E / 46.167; 22.717

References

  1. ↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
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