Ștei

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Ștei
Vaskohsziklás
Coat of arms of Ștei
Ștei (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Screeching area
Circle : Bihor
Coordinates : 46 ° 32 '  N , 22 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 32 '15 "  N , 22 ° 27' 39"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Area : 634  km²
Residents : 6,529 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 10 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 415600
Telephone code : (+40) 02 59
License plate : bra
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Mayor : Gheorghe-Iulian Balaj ( PNL )
Postal address : St. Andrei Mureşanu, no. 4B
loc. Ștei, jud. Bihor, RO-415600
Website :

Ștei ( Hungarian Vaskohsziklás ) is a small town in Bihor County in western Romania . It is located eighty kilometers from the district capital Oradea . In the immediate vicinity of the village are the small towns of Vaşcău (seven kilometers away) and Nucet (ten kilometers away).

Ștei as a city was founded in 1956 next to a small village of the same name when large quantities of uranium ore were temporarily mined in the nearby village of Băița .

From 1958 to 1990 the city was named Dr. Petru Groza , named after the politician Petru Groza .

Web links

Commons : Ștei  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)