Tarcea
Appearance
Tarcea
Értarcsa | |
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Coordinates: 47°27′N 22°11′E / 47.450°N 22.183°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Bihor |
Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,510 |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | BH |
Tarcea (Hungarian: Értarcsa) is a commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Adoni (Éradony), Galoșpetreu (Gálospetri), and Tarcea.
At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,690 inhabitants, of whom 77% were Hungarians, 16.8% Romanians, and 6.1% Roma. 51.7% were Reformed, 20% Roman Catholic, 12.6% Romanian Orthodox, 9.2% Greek-Catholic, and 5.2% Baptist.
Natives
[edit]- Iosif Papp-Szilágyi (1813–1873), cleric of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church and Bishop of the Diocese of Oradea Mare