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Also known as Aleşd, Élesd, Ellesch

Aleșd (; , ) is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It administers three villages: Pădurea Neagră (Feketeerdő), Peștiș (Sólyomkőpestes), and Tinăud (Tinód).

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
town
Romanian subdivision.county
Bihor
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Élesd - Az egykori Batthyány-Bethlen kastély.JPG
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Aleșd Hospital, former Batthyany-Bethlen Castle
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Alesd jud Bihor.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location within Bihor County
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU BH Alesd CoA.jpg
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Ioan Coloman Todoca
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation
233
Romanian subdivision.area_total
71.95
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
415100
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 59

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Aleșd
Population
9662
Area
71.950000
Elevation
224.000000
Official website
www.alesd-bihor.ro
Image
Élesd - Az egykori Batthyány-Bethlen kastély.JPG
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native label
Élesd
Commons category
Aleșd
postal code
415100
street address
Str. Bobâlna, nr. 3 Alesd
phone number
+40-259342539
population by native language
1118
email address
mailto:[email protected]
inception
1291-00-00
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Aleșd (; , ) is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It administers three villages: Pădurea Neagră (Feketeerdő), Peștiș (Sólyomkőpestes), and Tinăud (Tinód).

==Geography== The town is located in the east of the county, near the border with Cluj County, at the foot of the Apuseni Mountains. It lies on the banks of the river Crișul Repede, where the Vadu Crișului – Aștileu Canal connects with the river. The river Izvor flows into the Crișul Repede near Aleșd; the river Secătura flows into the Izvor in Peștiș village.

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