Biharia
Bihar
Commune
Coat of arms of Biharia
Coat of arms
Location in Bihor County
Location in Bihor County
Biharia is located in Romania
Biharia
Biharia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°9′13″N 21°55′18″E / 47.15361°N 21.92167°E / 47.15361; 21.92167
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Zoltan Szilagyi[1] (UDMR)
Area
58.50 km2 (22.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
4,393
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BH
Websitewww.comunabiharia.ro

Biharia (Hungarian: Bihar) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Biharia and Cauaceu (Hegyközkovácsi). In 2011 it had 4,205 inhabitants, of whom 85.87% were Hungarians, 12.12% Romanians and 1.73% Roma.[3]

History

The village is first mentioned in 1067 as Byhor, later as Bychor in 1213, as Bihar in 1332, and again, in 1349 as Byhor.

The Gesta Hungarorum, which is believed to have been written around the time of King Béla III of Hungary (1172-1196),[4] mentions that Duke Árpad (born 845) sent envoys to a castle called Bychor, to Duke Menumorout.[5]

It has a complex political history with periods of the Kingdom of Hungary, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and the Principality of Transylvania. After the break-up of Austria-Hungary, in 1920, the commune became part of the Kingdom of Romania. In 1940, as a result of the Second Vienna Award it was returned to Hungary. Since the end of the World War II it has been part of the Romanian state.

Sights

References

  1. ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  4. ↑ Anonymus, Notary of King Béla: The Deeds of the Hungarians (Edited, Translated and Annotated by Martyn Rady and László Veszprémy) (2010). In: Rady, Martyn; Veszprémy, László; Bak, János M. (2010); Anonymus and Master Roger; CEU Press; ISBN 978-963-9776-95-1
  5. ↑ "Gesta Hungarorum". remacle.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  6. ↑ scribd.com - Cetatea Bihariei, judeţul Bihor; retrieved on June 30, 2012 (in Romanian)
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