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Baia de Criș

Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E / 46.167°N 22.717°E / 46.167; 22.717
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Baia de Criș
Baia de Criș is located in Romania
Baia de Criș
Baia de Criș
Coordinates: 46°10′N 22°43′E / 46.167°N 22.717°E / 46.167; 22.717
Country Romania
CountyHunedoara County
Population
 (2002)[1]
3,031
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Baia de Criș (Hungarian: Körösbánya) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania. It is a collection 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.

References

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  1. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010