Batăr
Appearance
Batăr
Feketebátor | |
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Location within Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°42′45″N 21°48′17″E / 46.71250°N 21.80472°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Bihor County |
Commune | Batăr |
Historic region | Transylvania |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gheorghe Bondar (since 2008) (Democratic Liberal Party) |
Area | 126 km2 (49 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | 4,920 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Batăr (Template:Lang-hu; Template:Lang-tr) is a commune located in Bihor County, Romania. The village is situated in south-western county, near the border with Hungary. The settlement lies along the river Crișul Negru and is composed of four villages: Arpășel (Árpád; Arpat), Batăr, Talpoș (Talpas) and Tăut (Feketetót).
Notable people who lived in Batăr include composer Tiberiu Olah.
Sights
- Wooden Church in Tăut, built in the 18th century, historic monument[2]
- ″Markovics″ Castle in Arpășel, built in the 19th century (1896), historic monument[3]
46°42′N 21°49′E / 46.700°N 21.817°E
References
- ^ Romanian census data, 2011. recensamantromania.ro Template:Ro
- ^ ghidulprimariilor.ro - Primăria comunei Batăr - Turism; retrieved on June 30, 2012 Template:Ro icon
- ^ cjbihor.ro - Consiliul Judeţean Bihor - Copmuna Batăr; retrieved on June 30, 2012 Template:Ro icon