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Crişana (
HungarianHungarian is a Uralic language unrelated to most other languages in Europe. It is mainly spoken in Hungary and by the Hungarian minorities in the seven neighbouring countries...
:
Körösvidék, ) is a
historical regionAt various times during its history, Romania extended over the following historical regions:Transylvania :*Transylvania proper: today in Romania;...
of
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
and
HungaryHungary , in English officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU, V4 and is a Schengen state...
, named after the three tributaries of the
Criş RiverKörös is the name of a 195 km long river in eastern Hungary. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Crişul Alb and Crişul Negru near Gyula . The Crişul Repede flows into the river Körös near Gyoma...
(Hun:
Körös) that flow through it: the Crişul Alb (Hun:
Fehér-Körös), Crişul Negru (Hun:
Fekete-Körös) and Crişul Repede (Hun:
Sebes-Körös). It is bounded in Romania by the Maramureş to the north,
TransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term frequently encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
-proper to the east,
BanatThe Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in Romania , the western part in Serbia , and a...
to the south, and the Hungarian Great Alföld to the west. The region consists of current Romanian counties of Arad (most of it),
BihorBihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...
and some parts of the
SălajSălaj is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Crişana and Transylvania, with the capital city at Zalău.-Geography:Sălaj county has a total area of 3,864.38 km²....
,
Satu MareSatu Mare County is a county of Romania. The capital city is Satu Mare. Besides Romanians , Satu Mare features a significant ethnic minority of Hungarians .-Demographics:...
and
HunedoaraHunedoara is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 485,712 and the population density was 69/km².*Romanians - 92%*Hungarians - 5%*Romas - 2%*Germans under 1%....
counties.
Before the disintegration of the Austrian-Hungarian Kingdom in 1918 Crişana was part of the historical region
PartiumPartium or Részek is the name given in Latin and Hungarian to the region located to the north and west of Transylvania.-Origin of the name:...
.
- Crişana
Crişana is an important local newspaper based in Oradea . It is one of the oldest local publications, being founded in 1945. The newspaper is published by SC Anotimp SA, a local publishing house...
is also a local newspaper in OradeaOradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in Crişana, Romania. The city proper has a population of 206,614 census; this does not include areas from the metropolitan area, outside the municipality; they bring the total urban area population to approximately 260,000...
, RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
.