Crișul Negru

The Crișul Negru (Romanian), (Hungarian: Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés county). The river starts at the confluence of headwaters Crișul Poienii and Crișul Băiței in the western Apuseni Mountains. It flows through the towns Ștei and Beiuș in Romania. One its tributaries is the small Roșia River. Crossing the border of Hungary the river, now called Fekete-Körös, joins the Fehér-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös river. Part of the water from the river Crișul Repede is diverted towards the Crișul Negru by the Criș Collector Canal.

Hydronymy

The name of this river comes from earlier Dacian Krísos, which meant "black", making this a doublet (cf. Bulg čer "black", Old Church Slavonic čǐrnǔ, Old Prussian kirsnan, Albanian sorrë "raven") with Romanian negru "black".

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the Crișul Negru, from source to mouth: Vașcău (on Crișul Poienii), Ștei, Rieni, Drăgănești, Oradea, Tărcaia, Beiuș, Șuncuiuș, Uileacu de Beiuș, Șoimi, Căpâlna, Tinca, Batăr, Avram Iancu, Zerind in Romania, and Sarkad in Hungary.

Headwaters and tributaries

The two headwaters of the Crișul Negru are the Crișul Poienii and the Crișul Băiței, that are united at Ștei. The following rivers are tributaries to the Crișul Negru:

• Left: Crișul Poienii, Cusuiuș, Tărcăița, Finiș, Căldărești, Șerpoasa, Arman, Hăigaș, Răchest, Teuz
• Right: Crișul Băiței, Valea Neagră, Crăiasa, Crișul Pietros, Talpe, Mizieș, Valea Nimăieștilor, Ioaniș, Roșia, Prisaca, Săliștea, Holod, Pusta, Trif, Săraz, Valea Nouă

References

• Administrația Națională Apelor Române – Cadastrul Apelor – Bucharest
• Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie – Rîurile României – Bucharest, 1971
• Trasee turistice – județul Bihor [1]

Maps

• Harta munții Codru Moma [2]
• Harta munții Pădurea Craiului [3]
• Harta munții Bihor-Vlădeasa [4]
• Harta munții Apuseni
• Harta Munților Vlădeasa [5]
• Harta Munții Bihor