Baia de Criș explained

Type:commune
County:Hunedoara
Population Total:auto
Baia de Criș
Leader Name:Mihaiu Liviu Gorcea[1]
Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PSD
Coordinates:46.1667°N 65°W
Area Total:89.72
Postal Code:337005
Area Code:+40 x54

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

Twin city

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 8 June 2021 . dmy-all.