Baia de Criș
Baia de Criș | |
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Bust of Avram Iancu in Baia de Criș | |
Location in Hunedoara County | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E / 46.167°N 22.717°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Mihaiu Liviu Gorcea (PSD) |
Area | 89.72 km2 (34.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 2,176 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 337005 |
| Area code | +40 x54 |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | www |
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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.
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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 | ||
- Franciscan monastery of Baia de Criș, founded in the 14th century
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