Valea Roșie (Crișul Negru) Explained

Valea Roșie
Name Other:Roșia
Pushpin Map:Romania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Romania
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Bihor County
Subdivision Type3:Villages
Subdivision Name3:Roșia, Remetea, Pocola
Length:38km (24miles)
Source1:Roșia Karst Spring
Source1 Location:Pădurea Craiului Mountains
Source1 Coordinates:46.849°N 22.424°W
Source1 Elevation:434m (1,424feet)
Mouth:Crișul Negru
Mouth Location:Petrani
Mouth Coordinates:46.6831°N 22.2717°W
Mouth Elevation:162m (531feet)
Basin Size:308km2

The Valea Roșie or Roșia (Hungarian: Rossia-patak or Remete-patak) is a river in Romania, Bihor County, right tributary of the Crișul Negru. Its length is 38km (24miles) and its basin size is 308km2.[1]

The river starts at the Roșia karst spring in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains. It flows through the hills of the Beiuș Depression and joins the Crișul Negru near Pocola.[2] The most important villages on the river are Roșia, Remetea and Pocola.

Hydronymy

Valea Roșie 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.[3]

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Valea Roșie:

Notes and References

  1. http://lucrarigeografice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BAZINE-HIDROGRAFICE-I%CC%82N-ZONA-BEIUS.doc Bazine hidrografice în zona Beiuș
  2. http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=pluta_noua&rau=729 Rosia / Valea Rosie, Steaza (jud. Bihor)
  3. István Györffy: A Fekete-Körös völgyi magyarság [Hungarians in the Fekete-Körös Valley], Budapest, 1986, p. 23 (map) and p. 202