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Bihor County (Romanian pronunciation: ⓘ, Hungarian: Bihar megye) is a county in western Romania. With a total area of 7,544 km 2 (2,913 sq mi), Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea (Nagyvárad).
In 1940, by the Second Vienna Award, the county's territory have been extended by its former parts gained from Romania. In 1950, the Hungarian county Bihar was merged with Hajdú County to form Hajdú-Bihar county. The southernmost part of Hungarian Bihar (the area around Sarkad and Okány) went to Békés County. [66]
The village is first mentioned in 1067 [citation needed] as Byhor, later as Bychor in 1213 [citation needed], as Bihar in 1332, [citation needed] and again, in 1349 as Byhor. [citation needed] The Gesta Hungarorum, which is believed to have been written around the time of King Béla III of Hungary (1172–1196), [3] mentions that Duke Árpád (born 845) sent envoys to a castle called Bychor ...
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Wiz Khalifa has spoken out after being arrested in Romania for illegal drug possession on Sunday, July 14. A Romanian anti-organized crime prosecutors organization, DIICOT, claimed Khalifa, 36 ...