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The seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the western part of Romania. The city is located in the north-west of the country, nestled between hills on the Crișana plain and situated on the banks of the river Crișul Repede that divides the city into almost equal halves.
Bolonyi Menyhert. January 4, 1850 - June 25, 1851. First mayor of Oradea Mare. Grand Principality of Transylvania. Csorba Ioan. 1851–1854. Grand Principality of Transylvania. Takaci Arnold. 1854–1855.
History of Oradea. Appearance. Varadinum (Oradea) in a 1617 engraving by Braun & Hogenberg. The history of Oradea is the story of the Romanian city from Neolithic times, through the Middle Ages when it flourished as an important center in Crișana, until its modern existence as the seat of Bihor County.
Coordinates: 47.068°N 21.93122°E. The Baroque Palace of Oradea. The Baroque Palace of Oradea (Romanian: Palatul Baroc din Oradea), also known as the Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace of Oradea (Romanian: Palatul Episcopiei Romano-Catolice din Oradea), of the city of Oradea in Bihor County, Romania, is a building that dates to the Baroque times.
The following is a timeline of Oradea, a city in western Romania, between the 9th and 16th centuries. 9th-10th centuries: According to Gesta Hungarorum , Menumorut ruled the area - with a citadel centered in Bihar - until the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin .
Moon Church. Coordinates: 47°03′13″N 21°55′44″E. Moon Church. The Moon Church (Romanian: Biserica cu Lună) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 10 Piața Unirii, Oradea, Romania. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God.
Rogerius (Hungarian: Rogériusz) is a district or quarter (cartier in Romanian) of Oradea, the largest city of Bihor County, Romania. It was named after Rogerius of Apulia, a bishop from the 13th century. Despite Oradea not being very large, Rogerius is usually regarded as a 'satellite-city' in its own right, due in part to its location at the ...
Oradea metropolitan area (Romanian: Zona Metropolitană Oradea or short ZMO) is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crișana, Transylvania, Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005. According to Eurostat, in 2007 Oradea had a larger urban zone of 218,518 residents on an area of 125 km 2 (48 sq mi).