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Oradea
Nagyvárad | |
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City | |
From the left: Overview of the Ferdinand Square, Oradea City Hall, Baroque Palace of Oradea, Black Eagle Palace, Astoria Hotel of Oradea, Oradea Neolog Synagogue | |
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 Location within Bihor County | |
  Oradea Location within Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°04′20″N 21°55′16″E / 47.07222°N 21.92111°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Bihor County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Florin Birta[1] (PNL) |
| Area | |
• City | 115.56 km2 (44.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 183,105 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 245,537 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 4101xx |
| Area code | (+40) 59 |
| Vehicle registration | BH |
| Official language | Romanian |
| Recognized minority language | Hungarian[3] |
| Patron saint | Saint Ladislaus[4] |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | oradea |
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Oradea (UK: /ɒˈrɑːdiə/, US: /ɔːˈr-, -djɑː/,[5][6][7] Romanian: [oˈrade̯a]; Hungarian: Nagyvárad [ˈnɒɟvaːrɒd]; German: Großwardein [ˌɡʁoːsvaʁˈdaɪn]) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative seat of Bihor County and the important economic, social, and cultural center of northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on the Crișana plain, on both banks of the Crișul Repede river.
It is located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Hungarian border. Oradea is Romania's ninth most populous city (as of 2021).[2][8] It covers 11,556 hectares (28,560 acres) between the Apuseni Mountains and the Crișana-Banat plain.
Oradea is known for its high standard of living and is frequently ranked among Romania's most liveable cities.[9] It the region's major industrial and economic hub, home to some of Romania's largest companies. The city is also renowned for its striking Art Nouveau architecture and is a member of the Réseau Art Nouveau Network and the Art Nouveau European Route.
- ^ "Primăria Oradea ["Oradea Townhall", official website.] Primar ["Mayor"]" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ Law 215/2001 (Romanian: Legea nr. 215 din 2001 a administrației publice locale)
- ^ Dr. János Fleisz – Szent László Nagyvárad védőszentje Archived 5 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Oradea". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Oradea" (US) and "Oradea". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Oradea". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Populația României în fiecare localitate din țară - Recensământul 2021 vs. 2011" (in Romanian). hotnews.ro. 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Topul orașelor românești, după condițiile de viață. Alexandria, pe ultimul loc". Adevărul. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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