Welcome to County Bihor in the Crişana region of Romania! Discover historic Oradea and surrounding villages, and understand the rich Crişana culture unfolding in beautiful Bihor. Rest Romania will help you find the perfect hotel or B&B in our Bihor Accommodation section, or a guest house or pensiune in a village nestled in the mountains. Explore all of Bihor from Oradea to Oradea, Beiuş, Marghita, and Salonta, and the smaller communities of Aleşd, Nucet, Săcueni, Ştei, Valea lui Mihai, and Vaşcău!
Travel by rental car or tour bus and train through the Bihor region of Crişana in Romania. Hotels in Oradea are well-priced, and great travel and tourism activities from shopping, to exploring the villages, folk art, castles, mountains and forests. See all of County Bihor, from Oradea to Oradea, Beiuş, Marghita, and Salonta, and the smaller communities of Aleşd, Nucet, Săcueni, Ştei, Valea lui Mihai, and Vaşcău!
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Historic Oradea is truly Bihor's jewel in the crown, with an elegant
facade of yesteryear, some beautiful architecture and fashionable cafes.
County Bihor is a bit more rural than the rest of Romania, with more
people living in smaller villages. In addition to the big city of
Oradea, Bihor has three other municipalities, of Beiuş, Marghita, and
Salonta.
The six smaller towns of Aleşd, Nucet, Săcueni, Ştei,
Valea lui Mihai and Vaşcău compliment the 90 communes and countless
villages throughout County Bihor.
The Oradea Centre
So much history, such a relaxed and friendly town,
one of Crisana's nicest!
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All of County Bihor has the (259) or (359) county code, depending on
whether the landline number you're dialling was installed by RomTelecom
(as with the 259 ones), or another operator (the 359 ones).
Mobile numbers and the hybrid Zapp telephone system start with (7xx)
for the county/city code. Drop any leading zero on the phone
number you're given if you're dialling from outside Romania.
For full dialling information and a chart of county codes,
see our Dialling Romania section here
County Bihor HotSpots
In addition to the expected HotSpots in Oradea, there are also a
couple of pensions south of the main city towards the resort area at
Sânmartin.
Note that most of the HotSpots listed with Rest Romania have been
certified with the
Free HotSpot Certification Program, so you should have few if
any problems connecting once you're there.
In addition to the out-and-about town hotspots in Oradea listed below,
you can get wi-fi when staying overnight at the Hotels Elite, Impero,
Iris, and Nevis. See our Lodging Section for
more details.
Juice
CoffeeHouse, Str. Vasile Alecsandri 13-15 in
Oradea You've hit the jackpot if you want a cuppa, some
free wireless to update your trip blog, and some reasonable music!
+40
(359) 176 455 or
+40
(727) 707 404 Restaurant:
+40
(730) 992 222
La Galleria Restaurant, Str. Madach Imre Nr. 1-5 in
Oradea Good food, good free wi-fi too! The food is
not free however.
+40
(259) 475 490
Complex Comercial Lotus Market, Nufarului nr. 30 in
Oradea
This huge indoors market area makes for a
convenient spot to shop, stop, connect and enjoy! Find the IT
Training centre for good 802.11g reception.
+40
(259) 436 022
Sânmartin (Saint Martin) is just 15 minutes
south of
Oradea via good 4-lane highway near the thermal baths which make
the area a tourist destination. Your accommodation can arrange
transport between the airport and Sânmartin.
The twin properties below offer free 54g wi-fi.
Pensiunea Carmena, Baile Felix nr. 64in
Sânmartin Traditional pension with cabins from under 80RON
with breakfast and wireless included!+40
(259) 319 398, +40
(744) 606 793, or +40
(740) 247 635.
Pensiunea Connyland, Baile Felix nr. 67/Hin
Sânmartin. Two and three star accommodation across 2 and 3
person rooms with wi-fi.
+40
(359) 405 913 or +40
(744) 160 531FAX:
+40 (359)
814 360
County Arad to the south joins County Bihor to make up the
Crişana region of România, which
with Banat and Timişoara to the south, truly face the west
culturally and geographically, bordering both Hungary and Serbia.
Bihor has a total area of 7,544 km˛.
To the east in România, County Bihor is
bordered by the Transilvanian Counties of Sălaj, Cluj and Alba, and County
Satu Mare County in the Maramureş region to the
north.
In the East side of the County there are the Apuseni Mountains with
heights up to 1800 m. The heights decrease westwards, passing through the
hills an ending in the Romanian Western Plain - the eastern side of the
Pannonian plain.
The county is mainly the Criş hydrographic basin with the rivers
Crişul Repede, Crişul Negru and Barcău the main rivers.
Demographics
In 2002, Bihor had a population of 600,223 and the population density
was 79. 56/km˛. 48.6% of its population lives in urban areas, lower than
the Romanian average.
Romanians make up to 67.40% of the county's population and Hungarians
are the greatest and most important minority with 25.91%. The rest are
Rromas (Gypsies) - 5.00%, Slovaks - 1.22% and Germans - 0.19%.
In addition to the big city of Oradea, Bihor has three other
municipalities, of Beiuş, Marghita, and Salonta. The six smaller
towns of Aleşd, Nucet, Săcueni, Ştei, Valea lui Mihai and Vaşcău
compliment the 90 communes and countless villages throughout County Bihor.
A Commune is a larger village which usually acts as a regional centre, with a
mayor, postal and police services, and sometimes larger stores. Other
villages may belong to the commune, and the over 2500 communes in Romania vary
widely in size.
Abram
Abrămuţ
Aştileu
Auşeu
Avram Iancu
Balc
Batăr
Biharia
Boianu Mare
Borod
Borş
Bratca
Brusturi
Budureasa
Buduslău
Bulz
Bunteşti
Căbeşti
Câmpani
Căpâlna
Cărpinet
Cefa
Ceica
Cetariu
Cherechiu
Chişlaz
Ciuhoi
Ciumeghiu
Cociuba Mare
Copăcel
Criştioru de Jos
Curăţele
Curtuişeni
Derna
Diosig
Dobreşti
Drăgăneşti
Drăgeşti
Finiş
Gepiu
Girişu de Criş
Hidişelu de Sus
Holod
Husasău de Tinca
Ineu
Lăzăreni
Lăzuri de Beiuş
Lugaşu de Jos
Lunca
Mădăraş
Măgeşti
Nojorid
Olcea
Oşorhei
Paleu
Pietroasa
Pocola
Pomezeu
Popeşti
Răbăgani
Remetea
Rieni
Roşia
Roşiori
Sâmbăta
Sânicolau Român
Sânmartin
Sântandrei
Sârbi
Săcădat
Sălacea
Sălard
Spinuş
Suplacu de Barcău
Şimian
Şinteu
Şoimi
Şuncuiuş
Tărcaia
Tămăşeu
Tarcea
Tăuteu
Tilegad
Tinca
Tulca
Ţeţchea
Uileacu de Beiuş
Vadu Crişului
Vârciorog
Viişoara
Economy
Bihor is one of the wealthiest counties in Romania, with a GDP per
capita well above the national average. Recently, the economy has been
driven by a number of construction projects. Bihor has the lowest
unemployment rate in Romania and among the lowest in Europe, with only
1.9% unemployment, compared to Romania's average of 5.5%. In 2003, 25.1%
of the population lived below the national poverty line, a figure which is
improving and is set to reach 20% in 2005.
The predominant industries in the county are:
Textile industry.
Food and beverages industry.
Mechanical components industry.
Metalurgy.
In the west side of the county there are mines for extracting coal and
bauxite. Also crude oil is being extracted
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