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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]
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).
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 ...
Sântandrei (Hungarian: Biharszentandrás) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Palota (Újpalota) and Sântandrei.
City Population Metro Country Oradea: 206,614 260,000 Romania Debrecen: 205,084 237,888 Hungary Hajdúböszörmény: 32,228 N/A Hungary Hajdúszoboszló: 23,695 N/A ...
Bihor Mountains (Romanian: Munții Bihorului, Hungarian: Bihar-hegység) is a mountain range in western Romania. It is part of the Apuseni Mountains, which are part of the Carpathian Mountains. The massif has a length of 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the northwest to the southeast and a width of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi).
Oradea metropolitan area is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crişana Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005. The metropolitan area, seen from Ciuperca hill. The metropolitan area comprises the city of Oradea and 8 adjacent communes: Biharia; Borş; Cetariu; Nojorid; Oşorhei; Paleu; Sânmartin; Sântandrei.
The county's name is the Romanian equivalent of the former Bihar County, which originates from the city of Bihar. The Hungarian Bihar derived from the word vihar (tempest, storm), that is of Slavic origin; vihor (whirlwind). Bistrița-Năsăud: Slavic and Hungarian or German