Beiuș

Also known as Belényes, Binsch, Weißschloß

Beiuș (; ) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (Gyalány).

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: municipality
Romanian subdivision.county: Bihor
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Beiuș
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU BH Beius CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Beius centru din aer.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Aerial view
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Beius jud Bihor.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location within Bihor County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Gabriel-Cătălin Popa
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 191
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 24.46
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 415200
Romanian subdivision.area_code: (+40) 02 59

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Beiuș
Population: 9745
Area: 24.460000
Elevation: 191.000000
Official website: www.municipiulbeius.ro
Image: Beius centru din aer.jpg

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Commons category: Beiuș
native label: Belényes
phone number: +40-259321935
street address: Piata Samuil Vulcan nr.14, 415200 Beius
population by native language: 433
email address: mailto:[email protected]
inception: 1263-00-00

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Beiuș (; ) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (Gyalány).

Between the late 18th and very early 20th centuries, Beiuș constituted one of the most important learning centres of the Romanian language in Crișana.