Bihar is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in north-western Romania and eastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Oradea (-Romanian; Nagyvárad in Hungarian). Comitatus can be: an old Latin word meaning company or retinue or an armed group of men attached to a leader in the Classical Times and in the Middle Ages, a political term used in various meanings: see Comitatus (Classical meaning) in the Middle Ages, the Latin word for county... The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... Oradea (Hungarian: Nagyvárad, sometimes Várad; German: Großwardein) is a city located in the county of Bihor (BH), in Transylvania, Romania. ...

Geography

Bihar county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Békés, Hajdú, Szabolcs, Szatmár, Szilágy, Kolozs, Torda-Aranyos and Arad. Three tributaries of the river Criş/Körös flow through the county (Crişul Repede, Crişul Negru and Berettyó). The western half of the county is in the Pannonian plain, while the eastern half is part of the Apuseni mountains. Its area was 10,962 km² around 1910. Békés county is an administrative division (comitatus or megye) in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. ... Szabolcs is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day north-eastern Hungary. ... Szatmár is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Kolozs is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Torda-Aranyos is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Arad is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... The Pannonian plain is a large plain in central/south-eastern Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

History

Bihar was one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, formed before the 12th century. The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...

A Short History of Australia-Hungary and Poland, by H. Wickham Steed, Walter Alison Phillips, and David Hannay ( Published by The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company Limited, London, 1914) indicate that in 1876 the Kingdom of Hungary was divided into seven Circles, with total of 64 counties[1]. The Circle on the left bank of the Theiss contained eight counties, including Bihar Megye (Megye means county), with the other seven being Békés, Hajdú, Máramaros, Szabolcs, Szatmár, Szilágy and Ugocsa. Bihar county in the Austro-Hungarian Empire contained Debrecen and Nagyvárad. 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Tisza (in Hungarian, Ukrainian: Tysa/Тиса, Russian: Tisa/Тиса, Romanian, Slovak and Serbian: Tisa, German: Theiß, Latin: Tissus, Tisia or Pathissus) is a river, tributary of the Danube and one of the major rivers of Central Europe, passing through Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Serbia and Montenegro. ... Békés county is an administrative division (comitatus or megye) in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. ... Szabolcs is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day north-eastern Hungary. ... Szatmár is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Ugocsa is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Official languages Latin, German, Hungarian Established church Roman Catholic Capital & Largest City Vienna pop. ... Debrecen   listen? (approximate pronunciation: deh-breh-tsen, DebreÅ£in in Romanian, Debrecín in Slovak, Debreczyn in Polish) is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. ...

In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), about 75% of the county became part of Romania. The west of the county remained in Hungary. The capital of this smaller county Bihar was Berettyóújfalu. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Grand Trianon at Versailles, site of the signing The Treaty of Trianon was an agreement that regulated the situation of the new Hungarian state that replaced the Kingdom of Hungary, part of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy, after World War I. It was signed on June 4, 1920, at... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

After World War II, the Hungarian county Bihar was merged with Hajdú county to form Hajdú-Bihar county. The southernmost part of Hungarian Bihar (the area around Sarkad and Okány) went to Békés county. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... Hajdú-Bihar is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. ... Békés county is an administrative division (comitatus or megye) in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. ...

The Romanian part of former Bihar county now forms the Romanian county Bihor, except the southernmost part (around Beliu), which is in Arad county. Administrative map of Romania with Bihor county highlighted Bihor (Hungarian: Bihar) is a county (Judeţ) in the Crisana region, in Romania, 7 500 km&sup2, and 600 223 hab. ... Administrative map of Romania with Arad county highlighted Arad (Hungarian: Arad) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Crişana region, with the capital city at Arad (population: 185,272). ...

Districts

In the early 20th century, the districts (járás) and their capitals were: (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

The towns Derecske, Berettyóújfalu, Biharnagybajom and Biharkeresztes are presently in Hungary, while the other mentioned towns are in Romania. Romanian (limba română IPA ), the official language of Romania is an Eastern Romance language, spoken natively by about 26 million people, most of them in Romania and Vojvodina. ... Oradea (Hungarian: Nagyvárad, sometimes Várad; German: Großwardein) is a city located in the county of Bihor (BH), in Transylvania, Romania. ... Marghita (Hungarian: Margitta) is a town in the Bihor county, Romania. ... Salonta (Hungarian: Nagyszalonta) is a town in Bihor county, Romania with a population of about 20,000. ... Oradea (Hungarian: Nagyvárad, sometimes Várad; German: Großwardein) is a city located in the county of Bihor (BH), in Transylvania, Romania. ...

Today

For current affairs see: Bihor and Hajdú-Bihar County Administrative map of Romania with Bihor county highlighted Bihor (Hungarian: Bihar) is a county (Judeţ) in the Crisana region, in Romania, 7 500 km&sup2, and 600 223 hab. ... Hajdú-Bihar is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. ...