Vașcău
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Vașcău Vaskoh |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Screeching area | ||||
| Circle : | Bihor | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 29 ' N , 22 ° 29' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 290 m | ||||
| Area : | 65.04 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 2,315 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 36 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 415800 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 59 | ||||
| License plate : | bra | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 5 districts / cadastral communities: Câmp , Câmp-Moți , Coleşti , Vărzarii de Jos , Vărzarii de Sus | ||||
| Mayor : | Florin-Ioan Porge ( PNL ) | ||||
| Postal address : | B-dul Unirii, no. 75 loc. Vașcău, jud. Bihor, RO-415800 |
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Vașcău ( Hungarian Vaskoh ) is a city in Bihor County in Romania .
location
Vaşcău is located in the Kreisch area on the Crişul Negru ( Black Screech ) - a source river of the Kreisch -, in the Depresiunea Beiuş valley , on the eastern edge of the Codru-Moma Mountains . The district capital Oradea is located about 75 km northwest.
history
Vașcău was first mentioned in a document in 1552. At that time it belonged to the sphere of influence of the Ottoman Empire . In 1699 the place became part of the Austrian Empire through the Peace of Karlowitz . As a result, intensive mining began in the region, including for iron ore . There was also a gold panning facility until the 18th century. A blast furnace was built in 1833. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise in 1867, Vaşcău (then under his Hungarian name) became the seat of a chair district within the Hungarian Bihar County .
At the end of the First World War Vaşcău came to Romania. In 1956 the place was named a city. At that time, intensive uranium mining took place in the region under Soviet supervision.
After the uranium mines were closed, limestone and marble are still mined today. Other important branches of industry are agriculture, cattle breeding and metal processing.
population
In 1880, 2570 people lived in what is now the city, including 2395 Romanians , 151 Hungarians and 15 Germans . Of these, only 525 lived in Vaşcău, the rest in the towns that are now incorporated. In 1956, the population maximum was reached with 4538 inhabitants. In the 2002 census, only 2854 inhabitants lived in Vaşcău, including 2804 Romanians, 20 Roma and 15 Germans.
traffic
Vașcău is the end point of a railway line leading from Holod , which enables the connection to Oradea. Four local trains each run to and from Holod (2009). The route is operated by the private operator SC Regional SRL. The European route 79 (also the national road Drum național 76 ) leads through Vaşcău . There are bus connections to Oradea and Deva .
Attractions
- Wooden church in the Coleşti district (18th century)
- scenic surroundings ( Bihor and Codru-Moma Mountains )
sons and daughters of the town
- Alexandru Boc (born 1946), football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB).
- ↑ a b Website of the city, accessed on July 28, 2009 ( Memento from April 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Martin von Schwartner : Statistics of the Kingdom of Ungern. Royal University Writings. Oven 1809, p. 255.
- ↑ Christian Andreas Zipser: Attempt of a topographical-mineralogical manual from Ungern. Wigand-Verlag, Lausanne 1817, p. 174.
- ↑ C. von Ernst, H. Hofer: Oesterreichische Zeitschrift für Berg- und Hüttenwesen . 1806, Issue 8, p. 61.
- ↑ David Turnock: The human geography of Eastern Europe. Taylor & Francis. 1989, p. 131.
- ↑ Censuses in the former Hungarian areas of Romania 1850–2002, accessed on July 28, 2009 (PDF; 1.1 MB).
