Roşia River (Crişul Negru)

Geobox River
name =Roşia River
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other_name =(Valea Roşie River)
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district_type = Counties
city_type = Villages
country = Romania
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district = Bihor County
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city =Roşia,
Căbeşti,
Josani,
Gurbeşti,
Remetea,
Şoimuş,
Pocola
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source_name = Padurea Craiului Mountains
source_location = Junction of headwaters Albioara and Şteaza in the village of Roşia
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mouth_name =Crişul Negru
mouth_location =Petrani
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tributary_left = Şteaza,
Şoimuş,
Sohodol,
Valea Slabă,
Meziad
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tributary_right = Albioara,
Strâmtura,
Drăgoteni
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free_type = Official River Code


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The Roşia River or Valea Roşie River ( _hu. Rossia-patak or "Remete-patak") is a river in Romania, Bihor County, tributary of the Crişul Negru River.

The river starts at the junction of headwaters Albioara and Şteaza in the village Roşia in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains. It flows through the hills of the Beiuş Depression and joins Crişul Negru River near Petrani village. The most important villages on the river are Remetea and Pocola.

Hydronomy

Roşia River had two Hungarian names. Originally it was called Remete-patak (referring to Remetea/Magyarremete village on its shore). That name was used until the 18th century, last time consequently in the 1720 conscription. During this century the remaining small community of Hungarians in the valley adopted the more frequently used Romanian name in the form of Rossia-patak. This name has been used since then. The older name means "hermit" in Hungarian.

References

* István Györffy: A Fekete-Körös völgyi magyarság [Hungarians in the Fekete-Körös Valley] , Budapest, 1986, p. 23 (map) and p. 202 - About the Hungarian name
* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
* Trasee turistice - judeţul Bihor [http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=trasee-turistice-bihor]

Maps

* Munţii Pădurea Craiului [http://harti.mielu.ro/padurea_craiului.html]