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Baia de Criş

Hunedoara County, Romania · Europe

About Baia de Criş

Baia de Criş sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ribiţa, 37km from Scarisoara Ice Cave.

Baia de Criş is a town located in Hunedoara County, Romania. With a population of 2,987, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Baia de Criş sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Baia de Criş to your route.

About Baia de Criş

Baia de Criș (German: Altenburg; Hungarian: Körösbánya) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Crișana, Romania, close to the small town of Brad. It is composed of nine villages: Baia de Criș, Baldovin (Báldovin), Căraci (Karács), Cărăstău (Karasztó), Lunca (Lunka), Rișca (Riska), Rișculița (Riskulica), Țebea (Cebe), and

Read more Văleni. The village of Țebea is where the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan started in 1784, and marks the death place and burial site of Avram Iancu. The village of Lunca Moților keeps the wooden Church of the Assumption, with good folk paintings by master Nicolae (1829), from Lupșa Mare, in the interior. The building now belongs to the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,176, of which 91.18% were Romanians.

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Baia de Criş is located in Hunedoara County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 46.1667 latitude, 22.7167 longitude.

What is the population of Baia de Criş?

Baia de Criş has a population of approximately 2,987 people, making it a town in Romania.

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Quick Information

Population
2,987
Continent
Europe
Country
Romania
Region
Hunedoara County
Timezone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
46.1667, 22.7167

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Romania

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Baia de Criş

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Scarisoara Ice Cave

Cave in the Apuseni mountains holding one of the largest underground glaciers in Europe, with a wooden stair descent.

37 km · about 40 min drive

castle

Corvin Castle

One of the largest and most impressive Gothic-Renaissance castles in Europe, perched above a river in Hunedoara, Romania.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Baia de Criş.

Ribiţa

🇷🇴 Romania

4 km awayPop. 1,579

Brad

🇷🇴 Romania

6 km awayPop. 15,988

Tomeşti

🇷🇴 Romania

8 km awayPop. 1,279

Vaţa de Jos

🇷🇴 Romania

9 km awayPop. 4,239

Luncoiu de Jos

🇷🇴 Romania

11 km awayPop. 1,997

Zdrapți

🇷🇴 Romania

12 km awayPop. 1,294

Barza

🇷🇴 Romania

12 km awayPop. 2,314

Crişcior

🇷🇴 Romania

13 km awayPop. 4,232

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