Batăr

Batăr Feketebátor
Commune
Wooden Church in Tăut, historic monument
Batăr Location within Romania
Coordinates: 46°42′45″N 21°48′17″E / 46.71250°N 21.80472°E / 46.71250; 21.80472
Country	Romania
County	Bihor County
Commune	Batăr
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghe Bondar (since 2008) (Democratic Liberal Party)
Area	126 km² (49 sq mi)
Population (2002)^[1]	5,222
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Batăr (Hungarian: Feketebátor; Turkish: Fektebatur) is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. The village is situated in south-western county, near the border with Hungary. The settlement lies along the river Crișul Negru and is composed of four villages: Arpășel (Árpád; Arpat), Batăr, Talpoș (Talpas) and Tăut (Feketetót).

Notable people who lived in Batăr include composer Tiberiu Olah.

Sights

Wooden Church in Tăut, built in the 18th century, historic monument^[2]
″Markovics″ Castle in Arpășel, built in the 19th century (1896), historic monument^[3]

Bihor County, Romania
Cities	Oradea (county seat) Beiuș Marghita Salonta
Towns	Aleșd Nucet Săcueni Ștei Valea lui Mihai Vașcău
Communes	Abram Abrămuț Aștileu Aușeu Avram Iancu Balc Batăr Biharia Boianu Mare Borod Borș Bratca Brusturi Budureasa Buduslău Bulz Buntești Căbești Câmpani Căpâlna Cărpinet Cefa Ceica Cetariu Cherechiu Chișlaz Ciumeghiu Cociuba Mare Copăcel Criștioru de Jos Curățele Curtuișeni Derna Diosig Dobrești Drăgănești Drăgești Finiș Gepiu Girișu de Criș Hidișelu de Sus Holod Husasău de Tinca Ineu Lăzăreni Lazuri de Beiuș Lugașu de Jos Lunca Mădăras Măgești Nojorid Olcea Oșorhei Paleu Pietroasa Pocola Pomezeu Popești Răbăgani Remetea Rieni Roșia Roșiori Săcădat Sălacea Sălard Sâmbăta Sâniob Sânmartin Sânnicolau Român Sântandrei Sârbi Șimian Șinteu Șoimi Spinuș Șuncuiuș Suplacu de Barcău Tămășeu Tărcaia Tarcea Tăuteu Țețchea Tileagd Tinca Toboliu Tulca Uileacu de Beiuș Vadu Crișului Vârciorog Viișoara

Coordinates: 46°42′N 21°49′E / 46.700°N 21.817°E / 46.700; 21.817

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002 Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.; retrieved on March 1, 2010
↑ ghidulprimariilor.ro - Primăria comunei Batăr - Turism; retrieved on June 30, 2012 (in Romanian)
↑ cjbihor.ro - Consiliul Judeţean Bihor - Copmuna Batăr; retrieved on June 30, 2012 (in Romanian)

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