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Baia de Criș — Commune — Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E / 46.167°N 22.717°E Country Romania
County Hunedoara County Population (2002)[1] 3,031 Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Baia de Criș (German: Altenburg; Hungarian: Körösbánya) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania, close to the small town of Brad. It is composed of nine villages: Baia de Criș, Baldovin (Báldovin), Căraci (Karács), Cărăstău (Karasztó), Lunca (Lunka), Rișca (Riska), Rișculița (Riskulica), Țebea (Cebe) and Văleni.
The village of Țebea is where the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan started in 1784, and marks the death place and burial site of Avram Iancu.
Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E / 46.167°N 22.717°E
References
- ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
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