Baia de Criș

Commune in Hunedoara, Romania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Baia de Criș (German: Altenburg; Hungarian: Körösbánya) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, close to the small town of Brad. It is composed of nine villages: Baia de Criș, Baldovin (Báldovin), Căraci (Karács), Cărăstău (Karasztó), Lunca (Lunka), Rișca (Riska), Rișculița (Riskulica), Țebea (Cebe), and Văleni.

CountryRomania
Area
89.72 km2 (34.64 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
(2021-12-01)[2]
2,176
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Baia de Criș
Bust of Avram Iancu in Baia de Criș
Bust of Avram Iancu in Baia de Criș
Coat of arms of Baia de Criș
Location in Hunedoara County
Location in Hunedoara County
Baia de Criș is located in Romania
Baia de Criș
Baia de Criș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E
CountryRomania
CountyHunedoara
Government
  Mayor (20202024)Mihaiu Liviu Gorcea[1] (PSD)
Area
89.72 km2 (34.64 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,176
  Density24.25/km2 (62.82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
337005
Area code+40 x54
Vehicle reg.HD
Websitewww.baia-de-cris.ro
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The village of Țebea is where the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan started in 1784, and marks the death place and burial site of Avram Iancu.

The village of Lunca Moților keeps the wooden Church of the Assumption, with good folk paintings by master Nicolae (1829), from Lupșa Mare, in the interior. The building now belongs to the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant.

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,176, of which 91.18% were Romanians.[3]

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 4,288    
1920 4,880+13.8%
1941 5,398+10.6%
1977 4,574−15.3%
2002 3,031−33.7%
2011 2,611−13.9%
2021 2,176−16.7%
Source: Census data
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